How Liz Cookman went from school dropout to award-winning war correspondent
Cookman was diagnosed with ADHD in 2024, helping to explain her early challenges.
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UK Labour Force Survey data suggests sharp fall in younger journalists
Journalists older than wider UK workforce on average.
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Newspaper columnists and BBC execs becoming more elitist, research finds
Media remains one of UK’s most elitist industries according to the Sutton Trust.
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Former CNN correspondent says she ‘lost the support’ of broadcaster after disability
Disability Journalism Forum hears how disabled people are being failed by media.
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LGBTQ+ journalists set to leave Facebook over ‘dangerous’ new hate speech rules
Some LGBTQ+ journalists say they will phase out their use of Meta’s platforms in their work.
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Twice as many Brits got 2024 election news from TV as from social media, Ofcom finds
It also found women, working class and older people were more likely to switch off from news over the campaign.
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Where we get our news in 2024: Social media has become the new global newsstand
Survey reveals leading sources of news in UK and US.
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Survey: Autism and ADHD widespread in media, but so is neurodiversity ignorance
ADHD and autistic traits can make for brilliant journalists, but employers need to do more.
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