This week we speak to the winner of the Best Broadcast Journalist category at the 2024 Freelance Journalism Awards. Bhavani Vadde tells us about her work on local television and how she juggles working across multiple platforms.

Guest

Bhavani Vadde https://x.com/BhavaniVadde

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bhavanivadde/?hl=en

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5TwMpw5afyQKSvRIE09jEw

Brilliant Resilent podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7o48RIkaFh9tFWrMx8QVzc

Resources

This award was sponsored by Women in Journalism a network to support and inspire women in the industry https://www.womeninjournalism.co.uk/

Women in Journalism mentoring scheme https://www.womeninjournalism.co.uk/mentoring

How to appraise yourself podcast episode https://freelancing-for-journalists.captivate.fm/episode/how-to-appraise-yourself

This week we speak to another double award winner at the Freelance Journalism Awards 2024. Liz Cookman won the best print journalist and best specialist journalist awards for her incredible reporting on the Ukraine war. She talks to us about the difficulty of generating interest in an ongoing conflict and how to ensure your safety as a freelance journalist.

Guest

Liz Cookman https://x.com/liz_cookman

https://linktr.ee/Lizcookman

Resources

One of Liz's award-winning print stories https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/24/inside-occupied-ukraine-best-way-survive-stay-silent/

One of Liz's award-winning specialist stories https://www.economist.com/1843/2023/08/31/he-was-tortured-for-standing-up-for-ukraine-now-he-lives-alone-in-a-forest

Rory Peck Safety and Security Training https://rorypecktrust.org/how-we-help/freelance-resources/safety-and-risk-assessment/taking-safety-training/

Both awards were sponsored by the National Union of Journalists Freelance Branch https://www.londonfreelance.org/lfb/index.html

This week in our special award series we chat to Melissa Parker winner of the Best Opinion Writer category at the 2024 Freelance Journalism Awards.

Melissa speaks about her shift to opinion writing during the pandemic and her passion for disability rights.

Guest

Melissa Parker https://x.com/MelissaKParker1

Resources

One of Melissa's award winning pieces https://www.stylist.co.uk/health/mental-health/disabled-woman-mental-health-impact/827567

Recording and transcription tool Otter https://otter.ai/

This award was sponsored by workspace tool xTiles https://xtiles.app/en?fp_ref=xtiles25