Women in Journalism Podcast
The Women in Journalism Podcast, presented by Marine Saint and Ottilie Mitchell, returns for a second season focusing on industry leaders. Episodes feature conversations with prominent women in media about their career journeys, advice, and how to break into journalism. The show highlights those shaping how stories are told and aims to guide aspiring journalists.
Episodes
S2: Basia Cummings - "The skill of a good editor and journalist is to imagine the reader and hold them in your mind"
For episode 2 we were joined by Basia Cummings, Deputy Editor of the Observer. Basia is an award-winning journalist, who has sensitively investigated topics from the ethics and dangers of freelance war journalism to the presence of Russian mercenaries in Ukraine and parts of Africa. At Tortoise, the slow news organisation that has now taken ownership of The Observer, she also launched multipl
S2: Nosheen Iqbal - "I’m spurred on by the voices that aren’t heard"
The Women in Journalism podcast is back for a second season. This time, we’re highlighting industry leaders: women who aren’t just making the news, but shaping how stories are told for years to come. For our debut episode, we were joined by Nosheen Iqbal, host of The Guardian’s Today in Focus podcast.Nosheen made her name as a culture writer and has worked across several major British ma
Rachel Corp - "The easy option is to follow the news agenda"
We’re finishing off season one with a very special episode, featuring our very own chair Rachel Corp. Along with leading our network, Rachel is chief executive of ITN, overseeing one of the UK’s largest independent production companies.Whether you want to know what it takes to lead a newsroom or what makes a story cut through the news agenda, Rachel shared her advice from years steering political
Sílvia Amaro - "Wherever you are in your career, stay in motion."
This week we welcome back a friend of the podcast, Sílvia Amaro. Sílvia is the current anchor of Europe Early edition at CNBC. Previously, she was a digital reporter for CNBC across Europe, specializing in European markets and politics, winning CFA UK’s broadcast journalist of the year in 2021.In our conversation Sílvia shares the importance of staying active in your career, the choreography of pu
Sophia Smith Galer - "We need radical transparency from journalists online."
For our fourth episode we’re joined by the digital journalist, content creator and author Sophia Smith Galer. Along with her impressively varied reporting career at the BBC and Vice, Sophia founded her social media consultancy Viralect and has an upcoming book on linguicide. A true expert in all things social media journalism, Sophia discusses the current challenges facing news brands across
Alice Young - “The future of radio is hearing different voices”
For episode three we’re joined by radio news presenter Alice Young. Winning awards for her work on the air, Alice can be heard across Global, presenting breakfast news on Heart radio and sometimes presenting broadcasts on LBC News. With our hosts Freya Shaw and Marine Saint, we hear how Alice found her voice on the air, the routes from local to national radio and how sports reporting is incre
Megha Rajagopalan - "Every generation has to find a way to reinvent the model."
Joining us for our second episode is Megha Rajagopalan, international investigative reporter at the New York Times. Megha is a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist focusing primarily on human rights, labour and conflict. Her extensive reporting has taken her to China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Before the NYT, Megha was a trainee then political correspondent at Reuters, and China bureau chie
Sophy Ridge - "My advice to women is to be pushy."
Our first guest is the amazing Sophy Ridge from Sky News! Sophy was the first woman to present a Sunday morning political show, and she is the current face of Politics Hub at Sky. In March 2025, she was awarded the Network Presenter of the Year award at the Royal Television Awards. We also have our very first guest host, CNBC’s Sílvia Amaro. The two will discuss how to break into the industry
TRAILER: Women in Journalism Podcast
The Women in Journalism is delighted to announce the launch of our brand new podcast, which is part of our INSPIRE series. Across each episode, you'll hear from a different woman who's making waves in journalism. All beats and mediums are on the table: TV, print, social media, investigations, and more.Up first is our trailer episode, which gives a hint into the episodes to come, as well as introdu
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