Effie Webb @effiewebbjourno
journo + investigative researcher | @BylineTimes • @Independent • @Telegraph • | 💌 [email protected] effiewebb.journoportfolio.com London Joined June 2022-
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My first print byline - thanks to the brilliant @ElCShaikh ☺️ @Telegraph @TeleBusiness 👉 read it here ! telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…
🧠 What the Budget means for you, why empathy is contagious + better access to birth control. theknowmedia.beehiiv.com/p/theknowmedia…
Did some investigative digging into the seizure of Russian-owned assets alongside Mark Hollingsworth for The Telegraph… telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…
wrote about how our obsession with skincare and anti ageing is killing us - and if it’s possible to have a relationship with skincare that isn’t harmful for dazed beauty 🤜🏾🧴🙅🏾♀️ dazeddigital.com/beauty/article…
#journorequest looking to speak to twenty-somethings / quarter-lifers for a feature - bonus if you've read Quarterlife (can't recommend enough) #Quarterlife
#journorequest looking to speak to twenty-somethings / quarter-lifers for a feature - bonus if you've read Quarterlife (can't recommend enough) #Quarterlife
I'm hearing more and more freelance writers say they're no longer submitting pitches through forms. I'm sure these forms are still flooded with pitches, but editors should realize they may be missing out on strong stories by mandating such an impersonal approach to pitching.
Sober Times: What's Behind Gen Z's Lack of Interest in Booze? – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/01/24/sob…
I increasingly think that succeeding as a writer is less about talent and more about somehow finding a way of carrying on writing despite the knocks and setbacks and disappointments. Maybe the same is true of any creative endeavour. We all have to be persistent maniacs.
Tomorrow!! Beyond words proud, honoured & excited.
Tomorrow!! Beyond words proud, honoured & excited.
How a new period pad could mean the end of the smear test @GabbyGriffith speaks to the founder of Europe’s first menstrual blood bank trib.al/r6zwVHl
VR burst into the mainstream in 2016 with the Oculus headset. Yet, in the health space, VR has quietly flourished for two decades. Find out how... swlondoner.shorthandstories.com/under-the-rada…
Since 2016, @theloop has prevented drug-related festival deaths. Now, they're expanding into city centres. Hear from CEO @KatyPorter22, founder @FMeasham and @MatSouthwell on why harm reduction is more important than ever. #opioidcrisis youtu.be/lZteOwugMzc?si… via @YouTube
hugely premature christmassy #journorequest … what’s your favourite and least favourite @JohnLewisRetail christmas ad from over the years? all 15 (!) here for reference… #journorequests
🔴Government Rejects Voters' Calls to Make Lying to Parliament a Crime, Over 'Freedom of Speech' Fears Lying to a court is a crime with a prison sentence. Lying to Parliament can lead to a temporary suspension Report by @josiahmortimer bylinetimes.com/2023/10/24/gov…
we all hate icebreakers - what are some of the most toe-curlingly bad ones you’ve had to endure? are there any that actually broke the ice? 💌dms open #journorequest
'Rapists Could Be Let Free As Prisons are Full. The Conservatives Cannot Get Away With This' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2023/10/12/rap…
Jean @mccann_jean51
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the egalitarian. @_theegalitarian
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The Freelance Beat @Freelance_Beat
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Mercedes Hutton @MercedesHutton
652 Followers 872 Following Executive editor at @hkfp. Views my own.
Dan Lever @SnomadDan
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Amy Armstrong @AmyArmstro10857
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The Megalithic Portal.. @megportal
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891 Followers 2K Following Senior reporter at @WalesOnline covering Cardiff | @ChCh_Oxford alumna | Send me your stories! [email protected] | Views my own
Tom Carter @tom_hcarter
843 Followers 2K Following 25 | Junior Business Reporter at @BusinessInsider. Prev @telegraph. @CardiffJomec trained, all views my own.
Thomas Bartley @BartleyThomas
241 Followers 514 Following Writer at @fmttmboro, @Darts_World and @WarwickBoar. Media Officer @UDUKOfficial. For darts stuff, see @dartsweb180.
alex @alexamcampbell
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Danielle Herbert @daniellejourno_
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256 Followers 548 Following 45 years as Clinical Nurse Consultant Queensland Health passionate about truth in media
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Stephen O'Grady @orishnal
998 Followers 2K Following Product Manager & Maker 👉 I build powerful #nocode solutions & run @PodcastDelivery 🤙 Calling it all out with https://t.co/7UmDbHFm4q ✌️ Past: @RBC / @Hootsuite
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El Shaikh @ElCShaikh
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89 Followers 346 Following Digital Marketing Executive @comparemymove | little bit Scouse, little bit Welsh | MA and BA(Hons) in English Lit from Bangor Uni | she/her 🏴
Pakistan Cricket Boar.. @_PCB_Official
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Laura Jackson @laurajanejourno
856 Followers 3K Following Broadcast journalist @CNN | ITV News trainee 2022 | MA grad @UCL_SPRC | BA grad @GeogDurham
Michal Grant @MickeyDGrant
211 Followers 815 Following Freelance Journalist Articles featured in Byline Times, The Bristol Cable, and KUMB Elvis - The King Still Lives zine coming soon
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457 Followers 1K Following News reporter @retailexpress @ThisIsRN @BetterRetailing. Prev writer for @SpiritsBusiness & words in @theweekjunior, @SW_Londoner, @ealingtimes, @MM_newsonline
Alex Brook Lynn @AlexBrookLynn
3K Followers 4K Following Multi-Media Journo, @CityAsSchool Alum @FAQNYC @spy_pod Past: @thedailybeast, @gizmodomediagroup, Gawker @VICE, NY Sun @NYDailyNews, & NY Press
Cara-Louise Scott @CaraScottJourno
466 Followers 1K Following Writer and waitress 🏙 / words: @redbrickpaper @empowordjournos @thetimes @bristol247 @EverythingUKTravel @londontheatrer1✍️ https://t.co/pzLFMqo4kX
Rio Kerr @RioKerr_
136 Followers 184 Following she/her • Journalism student @ University of Stirling • Lifestyle editor and writer @brignewspaper
Ellen Morgan @ellenbmorgan
195 Followers 725 Following Producer for @TRTWorld | formerly @GBNews & @LBC Views are my own.
edison thomas @edisont39718194
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Davy Shanks @Davyshanks
7K Followers 4K Following Freelance broadcast journalist & lecturer based in NE Scotland. 📺 ITN, BBC, STV 📻 Times Radio, BBC Scotland 📰 The Times, Telegraph 📱 X, TikTok, Instagram
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882 Followers 2K Following |🇬🇧🇵🇰| Multimedia journo✍️ bylines: @SkyNews @Guardian @DailyMirror @Radiotimes @MyLdn | Run @Muslimjournos | NCTJ @NewsAssociates | own views
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416 Followers 441 Following 24 | Senior Account Executive @150Bond, MSc PR and Strategic Communications/ BA Journalism
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55K Followers 6K Following Award-winning journalist & author, public speaker, powerlifter, mental health advocate. Lit agent @rowan_lawton Management: Siren Talent Ambassador @thecalmzone
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56K Followers 40K Following 🎤 Professional MC, moderator & keynote speaker 📺 TV commentator 📖 Bestselling author x3 📩 [email protected] / 646-287-2462
Otegha K. Uwagba @OteghaUwagba
22K Followers 1K Following Writer. Journalism in a lot of places. A few 📚 by @4thestatebooks. No unsolicited book proofs 🚨
Rhiannon L Cosslett @rhiannonlucyc
29K Followers 4K Following Writer, cat woman. I wrote The Year of the Cat, a memoir about whether to reproduce in an apocalypse, and also cats. [email protected]
Rachel Cunliffe @RMCunliffe
40K Followers 3K Following Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
Daisy Buchanan @NotRollergirl
42K Followers 3K Following Feminist, reader, host of chart topping podcast @ybooked, author of books inc INSATIABLE CAREERING LIMELIGHT and PITY PARTY coming July 2024.
Jamie Klingler @jamieklingler
27K Followers 6K Following Chief Comms Officer Tomorrow Group. co-founder #reclaimthesestreets, writer, speaker, campaign for women’s safety and police reform. Smalls is the puppy.
Terri White @Terri_White
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Susannah Butter @susannahbutter
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Claire Cohen @clairecohen
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24K Followers 1K Following or-TEE-lay 🇵🇭 Author of THE GROOM WILL KEEP HIS NAME. Editor for print and digital @cntraveler. As seen in @esquire, @catapultstory, @buzzfeednews, etc.
SPJ Freelance @SPJFreelance
7K Followers 3K Following Society of Professional Journalists' Freelance Community offers tips, advice, resources. Comments do not represent SPJ. @spjfreelance.bsky.social
The Freelance Beat @Freelance_Beat
4K Followers 3K Following A blog for independent journalists. Run by @Tati_WM. 📧: [email protected] Newsletter: https://t.co/MpUnIANBBX
Study Hall @studyhallxyz
26K Followers 323 Following Opportunity, Knowledge, and Community for freelancers and media workers. -See more resources @ https://t.co/5jF3b6W9WN [email protected]
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4.4M Followers 834 Following Awesome discoveries. Expert insights. Science that shapes the world.
Richard Moorhead @RichardMoorhead
19K Followers 7K Following Law Prof | https://t.co/LSDWy2PyFn | PO Scandal https://t.co/6xGTPviMOJ | https://t.co/0GwH3PFDr0 | RTs not endorsements etc | HCAB Adv Bd
Davy Shanks @Davyshanks
7K Followers 4K Following Freelance broadcast journalist & lecturer based in NE Scotland. 📺 ITN, BBC, STV 📻 Times Radio, BBC Scotland 📰 The Times, Telegraph 📱 X, TikTok, Instagram
Tami Davidson @tami__davidson
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El Shaikh @ElCShaikh
3K Followers 4K Following Supporter of Sub-Postmasters in their fight for justice & compensation in the ongoing Post Office Horizon Scandal
Laura Jackson @laurajanejourno
856 Followers 3K Following Broadcast journalist @CNN | ITV News trainee 2022 | MA grad @UCL_SPRC | BA grad @GeogDurham
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Jessica Reed @GuardianJessica
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Conz Preti @conz
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EasyFOI @EasyFOI
105 Followers 189 Following Making public data more accessible Send bulk freedom of information requests & track prevention of future death reports with https://t.co/2JA9cOEpxa 🔎 By @krhignett
Obviously this is just conjecture to motives at this point as reported by @SkyNews, but it does beg the question: when will mass killings of women be treated as terrorism?
The new science of "exposomics" shows how air pollution contributes to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, bipolar disorder and other brain diseases trib.al/D0J1rq3
Let's talk about the oldest daughter who became the protector of the family even though all she ever felt was unsafe... A THREAD🧵
Who doesn’t love a story needing dozens of right of reply pages, being yelled at by press officers, threats of GMC & COPE referral, Twitter suspension, press hatchet jobs, entry on block lists…@hannahsbee said if story not on red list not worth doing. (Same applies to Covid too)
What bothers me is that so many national science and health reporters and correspondents - other than a selected few like @deb_cohen @hannahsbee - absented themselves from one of the biggest medical science stories in decades. Something to discuss at the upcoming AGM @absw ?
Wrote about why the rich don't seem to eat surfeits of lampreys like they used to x dazeddigital.com/beauty/article…
Delighted to announce that I'll soon be Acting Lifestyle Editor at @MetroUK. Working with a talented team, I'll be looking after everything from travel and fitness, to beauty and personal finance.
Now that my freelance invoice has been paid, I can switch beans on toast for smoked salmon.
Excited to announce that I've officially started full-time as an editor at @sciam! I'm assigning stories about all kinds of science-related news. Please do send pitches my way!
@effiewebbjourno @ElCShaikh @Telegraph @TeleBusiness Amazing! Congrats Effie
@effiewebbjourno @ElCShaikh @Telegraph @TeleBusiness Well done!
@effiewebbjourno @Telegraph @TeleBusiness Thanks for your work on this, Effie 🆘
Do you want to start writing for magazines/newspapers but need help knowing where to start? I've collated all the resources I used when I first started pitching back in 2018 and new ones that I highly recommend in this document: docs.google.com/document/d/12g… Just keep pitching! 💜
The Telegraph’s online piece regarding the Swift Review is longer & more detailed than its printed version: telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/…
Thanks to Mark Hollingsworth & The Telegraph for today’s piece on the 2016 Swift Review & ‘the documents that could have spared postmasters’ misery’ (p27). What PO CEO Paula Vennells knew of the findings & recommendations of this report is yet to be determined…
My latest Byline Times piece 👇
'Mental Health is the Elephant in the Room When It Comes to Prioritising Economic Growth' – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/03/26/men…
@LuciaBotfield It's almost like there's an interesting story in there somewhere... 🤔
💌 Your weekly roundup + culture recs are here theknowmedia.beehiiv.com/p/theknowdaily…
🧠 What the Budget means for you, why empathy is contagious + better access to birth control. theknowmedia.beehiiv.com/p/theknowmedia…
This year I'm making more of an effort to appreciate my local parks and today 👉🏾 #CarshaltonPonds #TheGrove 💧🦆🦢
I just pitched and landed a story about a question very relevant to my personal life and now I’m getting paid to interview psychologist experts about it and this is my workaround for not being able to afford therapy 🤷🏼♀️
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