Monday, 31 August 2015

Leeds Rhinos

I've been in Headingley to report on Leeds Rhinos Challenge Cup victory celebrations. They held a home-coming parade in Leeds where fans gathered to welcome the team back to Yorkshire. The Rhinos thrashed Hull KR fifty nil at Wembley...



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Wednesday, 26 August 2015

Doncaster Crash: Multi-Media Reporting

I've been reporting in Doncaster where two people died after the car they were travelling in crashed into a garden wall and burst into flames. As well as doing a live for BBC Look North, I was tweeting the story and reported live for the BBC News Channel...


...and 5 Live...



This is a good example of how BBC journalists are now more than ever called on to report for TV, radio and online and not stuck in a pigeonhole of only providing for their primary medium. Personally, I enjoy the challenge of being a multi-skilled, multi-media journalist and feel it's a good way of making the most of our limited resources as long as our work-load is well managed.

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Friday, 21 August 2015

Women-led Mosque

I've been in Bradford to report on a controversial plan to build the UK's first mosque managed by women. The Muslim Women's Council wants to open a mosque and Centre of Excellence in the city led by women and primarily for women.



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