‘How to be a Journalist’ is a free podcast for aspiring journalists, hosted by Plamedi Mbungu.
Early-career journalist Plamedi seeks the wisdom of more experienced journalists from all corners of the industry.
His laid-back interview style sees journalists talk candidly about their routes into the media and share a whole bunch of advice for starting out.
The podcast brings together a series of stories from a range of journalists to show the variety of ways ambitious journalists can land their dream job.
Senior podcast producer Anna Staufenberg
Hear insights on Anna’s work on Al-Jazeera’s ‘True Crime Reports’ podcast series covering stories from the Global South and beyond, time on her NCTJ qualification with News Associates and tips and tricks for breaking into the world of podcasts and documentaries.
Broadcast journalist Grace McIntosh
Hear insights about Grace’s time at Radio News Hub where she covered various events spanning the US Presidential election in Washington to the Harehills riots and the Southport attacks.
Global Citizen content creator Fadeke Banjo
Hear insights about Fadeke’s current role at advocacy platform Global Citizen, creating her cultural commentary and pop culture channel The Flo, and how she makes her own opportunities.
Channel 4 news sports correspondent Jordan Jarrett-Bryan
Hear about Jordan’s unorthodox route into journalism that saw him go from playing wheelchair basketball professionally in mainland Europe and for Team GB to leading Channel 4’s Paralympic Games coverage back in 2012.
We Are Black Journos founder Hannah Àjàlá
Hear about Hannah’s ability to cover the African diaspora candidly, her freelance work for BBC Africa and World Service in West Africa, and how she created We Are Black Journos a platform and community that actively works for the betterment of Black Journalists in the UK experienced and aspiring.
CNN enterprise writer Rob Picheta
Rob shares insights on his experience covering British general elections, the Ukraine-Russia war and the conflict in the middle east which saw his breaking news team pick up two Emmy awards for CNN’s coverage.