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Commissioning editor for Guardian Labs and a bra-wearing feminist

Joined February 2012
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Aspiring journalists! The @guardian and @ObserverUK Positive Action Scheme 2023 has just launched! If you're Black, Asian or minority-ethnic (BAME), or a person with a disability, you can apply here workforus.theguardian.com/in…
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I have literally just bought this... 😂🎄
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If you know me, you know carnival is life. I LOVED talking all things #NHC with these ladies. 2021 on the road is going to be big, we missed you this year
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Took a walk into the latest to hire a cleaner or not argument... Should you ask a cleaner to your home during a global pandemic? Hard no. Should you hire a cleaner when it's safe to travel & be near people? If you like. Should your partner share the chores with you? Absolutely
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Racism has been re-branded as 'an unfortunate choice of words'👍🏾
Oh wow! 5million views when did that happen?
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Looking for SMEs (up to 50 employees) who are using tech (internet, phones) to survive, thrive and help communities during this time. Maybe they reinvented their business models or have adapted well thanks to tech. #journorequest #sme
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Thank you so much for your responses, that was super helpful! Hopefully i'll be in touch with some of you asap
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"She really is beautiful, innit" Am I the only one who is bored of seeing this celebrated as charming? A woman reduced to her looks within the first sentence, and at an #IWD event, how dull. He is a child, so he can learn, but we need to teach him that this isn't charming.
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I'm here for this!
We need an editor's tv show called say yes to the draft.
Paid opportunity to participate in a project with @GuardianLabs (my wonderful department) We're looking for people aged 18-24 to help us create a zine. #BAME #POC I'm looking at you, pls get involved. Apply here theguardian.com/your-voice-y… Not open to those who freelance with us, soz
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Before getting elected, I didn't realise how much billionaires and big business lobby MPs. They don't do it because they're generous. They do it because they want a government that works for them, not for you.
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Part time commissioning editor role available on @guardianweekend it's a brilliant publication, come on #BAME candidates, get your applications in workforus.theguardian.com/in…
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Looking for a BAME student and parent to interview for a broadsheet feature (plus photoshoot) about starting Uni – what leaving home has been like, how you've worked through finding accommodation, budgeting, course work etc, and how parents are finding the empty nest.
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Reggae done the right way: youtube.com/watch?v=0Cmzn8BI… the harmonies, the rhythm, the lyrics. It warms me up just listening to it. Thank you @originalkoffee
#BAME #POC If you're studying journalism or have a genuine interest in working in the industry, please apply. I did this 10 years ago and found it really inspiring. We need your voices in this industry!
Attention aspiring BAME journalists! The 2020 @Guardian Positive Action Schemes are now open. Get two weeks' experience inside a national news organisation - across all editorial, or in sport, photography, or podcasting. Apply here bit.ly/2toHl9P
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Is anyone watching #Shrill? half way through season 2 and Annie is still selfish and Ryan is still awful. What is going on!?
TRUTH #WhitePrivilege "It's the obligation of people that create, perpetuate & benefit from a system of oppression to be the ones that dismantle it - that's on us" says #JoaquinPhoenix 👏🏻 WE - black folks & ethnic minorities have been saying it but are attacked for it #BAFTAs
Joaquin Phoenix accepts his Leading Actor award for his performance in @jokermovie #EEBAFTAs #BAFTAs
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