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The morning routine of a student journalist in lockdown

Eva Levy talks about her morning routine as a student journalist and gives her top tips on maximising productivity.

City’s Jane Martinson nominated for journalist of the year

The awards recognise outstanding achievement in the fields of business, economic and financial journalism in the UK. Professor Martinson has previously judged the awards but stepped down from the judges panel this year after being nominated for her Tortoise long-read Barclay v Barclay.

Journalism, OCD, and me

Since starting my Journalism Master’s in September 2020, I’ve noticed my nit-picking perfectionism and incessant checking more than once. After each sentence I write, I have a habit of going back to the beginning of the piece and reading it all through again to make sure it still flows.

First name on XCity Award shortlist announced: Dina Aboughazala

Dina Aboughazala, the founder of an Egypt-based startup that helps local journalists, is the first name on the shortlist for the XCity Award.

Four times journalists hit back at Twitter trolls

The classic advice given to children is to “turn the other cheek” if someone is bothering them: Don’t give people the satisfaction of a reaction. But life online means abuse has found a home in people’s very own notifications and it soon becomes hard to ignore. Journalism especially invites a world of criticism and although social media gives journalists more exposure, it comes at a price.

Inside XCity Podcast: Episode 4

Today, Jake Helm and Nicola Blackburn chat with Cara Laskaris and Eloise Feilden about City's new podcasting module and those magical "lightbulb moments" all writers dream of.