By Creator of the magazine’s ‘What She Said’ column and author of five books on her path to success and seizing opportunities. When Fleur Britten was six years old, her grandma wrote in her diary that she believed her granddaughter would be a writer one day. Fast forward 39 years, and Britten
By Stem cells, brain science and distant galaxies: An interview with research media officer Ryan O’Hare
Ex-city student Ryan O’Hare (Science, 2013) is a research media officer at Imperial College London. He sat down with Jasper Hart to talk science journalism, communications and muddling up time zones. Did you always want to be journalist? If you weren’t a journalist what would you be? I initially wanted to be
By Reporting at the World Cup: An interview with Henry Winter
Henry Winter is the chief football writer at The Times and a five-time winner at the Sports Journalists’ Association awards. He loves the England national team with a passion and has covered every one of their games – from Wembley to Beijing, and from Chicago to Rio – over the past 22
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By Foreign correspondents’ fondest food memories
Five foreign correspondents tell us about what food they crave when they’re far away, special meals on the road, and homecoming moments around the kitchen table. Jina Moore, East Africa bureau chief for the The New York Times “I miss so many other silly things. In Rwanda I once spent
By Meet the 65-year-old barrister swapping the law courts for City journalism
It’s not unusual for City’s journalism courses to attract those who have spent a few years in the working world. Many people leave university and go straight into a job before realising that journalism is what they want to do. But this year, one man has taken this a step
By Listings: Colin Crummy – Contributing editor, Esquire, Men’s Health
Colin Crummy (Magazine, 2004) Contributing editor, Esquire, Men’s Health What is the most memorable interview you have ever done? It’s always memorable when the subject goes spectacularly off-piste. This doesn’t mean it’s good for you as the journalist. But when Cyndi Lauper has spent all of your allotted time
By Video: What do people really think of journalists?
Journalists: Vile, immoral, sensationalising scumbags with no souls. At least, that is what we thought the general consensus would be when asking strangers what they really think about our beloved profession. In the current political climate, the reputation of journalists has never been more polarised. But are we fretting over
By XCity Plus Podcast Episode 2: Vicky Spratt (The Debrief)
Each week, XCity Plus’ deputy online editor Charlotte Davey interviews women who work in online journalism. Spanning topics such as campaign journalism and the representation of Women of Colour, the podcast seeks to explore how women are carving out their own platforms online. In episode 2 of the XCity Plus
By Interview: Mark Daly – BBC Scotland investigations correspondent
Investigative reporting is one of the most crucial forms of journalism, now more than ever. But with the financial challenges facing the media industry, and the opportunities created by the Digital Revolution, its landscape has changed. Nowadays, newspapers are full of reports about spying scandals and worries about data
By Listings Interview: Alice Hedworth – Rangers TV presenter
Alice Hedworth – Content producer & Rangers TV presenter at Rangers Football Club Course: Broadcast, 2012 What was your worst moment at City? We had radio days every other week, and one Wednesday, we were really struggling for story ideas. I’m not sure what our story was, but we
By Listings Q&A interview: Emily Drew
Every year, we at XCity embark on the epic task of listings. Aside from finding and compiling the jobs of alumni from every journalism course, we also asked them some questions about the weird world of journalism. Be sure to check out the magazine for the full listings, but for
