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Journalist Extraordinaire

Kate’s Column

I started Kate’s Column by writing about my selection into the Telegraph Media
Literacy Programme, where I was fortunate to gain skills and insights from
professional journalists. Having seminars led by professionals in their field, such
as political journalists, sport commentators and travel documentorians gave me
an insight into just how vast the world of journalism is.

I was especially interested in travel journalism, films I have shown this year has led me to apply
therefore, for my inaugural column, I wrote a to a course in University which incorporates both
piece on Plas Newydd, a cultural landmark in English and Film Studies.
Llangollen - which is just a short drive from
Moreton - and has a rich history. Romantic I’ve cherished writing articles for the E-News,
poets such as Wordsworth and Shelley both and I hope to continue this in the next academic
visited the landmark. year. I’d like to enhance my writing skills further
by conducting interviews with students. Having
From an artistic point of view, I wanted my the platform to write has already become useful
Column to promote the Creative Arts. Penning in building my writing portfolio, which I will
an article on my A Level devised drama piece, certainly need if I am able to pursue my passion
‘Same Time Next Week’, I aimed to shed light on for journalism and voicing peoples’ stories.
how my Theatre Studies course is centred around
female practitioners - made by women, for Thank you to the staff, students and parents
women. The use of drama pieces and TV series who are being so supportive of Kate’s Column -
such as, Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham’s it means a lot. There’s so much more to come -
Adolescence on Netflix promotes understanding so watch this space!
and empathy, and this is so important in the
world today. Connecting my writing to my love of Kate
film is something I enjoy doing, too. Writing about Lower Sixth
how Friday Night Film Club received each of the

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