Podcast 69: How different minds can thrive in news media

Press Gazette editor Dominic Ponsford talks about exclusive new research on the prevalence of neurodiversity in news media. He also speaks to Times Radio journalist Darryl Morris and freelance journalist Lydia Wilkins about the benefits and challenges ADHD and autistic thinkers can bring to jobs in journalism.

More from Press Gazette on neurodiversity in the media:

• Dr Nancy Boyle on how to help neurodivergent colleagues to thrive
  
• Times Radio’s Darryl Morris: ADHD is ‘perfect for journalism’
  
• Freelance journalist Lydia Wilkins says autism strengths led to ‘detail freak’ nickname
  
• Survey: Autism and ADHD widespread in media, but so is neurodiversity ignorance

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