I’m a senior journalist at BBC News, currently on a year-long career break studying for a masters degree in intellectual history.
Up until August 2022, I worked in news commissioning, working with journalists and programme editors on longform stories and investigations, with a particular emphasis on making every story cross-platform and accessible to a wide audience. My passion is making news for underserved audiences who have traditionally not seen themselves reflected in the media.
Before that, I spent the majority of my career writing and broadcasting at BBC Newsbeat, BBC Radio 1 & 1Xtra’s news service for 16 to 25-year-olds.
I’ve been a mentor for Arts Emergency and my university alumni network. I have given talks at various media conferences, including Well Told, the National Student Radio Conference and the Impact Media Conference.
Selected works:
Coronavirus and ethnic minorities: A Newsbeat special [Radio]
Disney remakes and the power of nostalgia during coronavirus [Article]
How to stop your glasses steaming up with a face mask on [Video]
Malorie Blackman on Stormzy, racism and Noughts + Crosses [Radio]
‘I slept in the gym in Grenfell Tower’ [Radio & video]
Jussie Smollett: WTF? [Video]
Know Your Place: How does your area rank for under-26s? [Radio & article]
Never Again: How to start a political campaign in 30 days [Article]
At the premiere for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker [Radio]
Photo credit: Rhiannon Roy
Imran Rahman-Jones 