University of Leeds

News Associates, London

Motor racing correspondent at The Times and The Sunday Times

Skills: Editorial · Editorial Development · Editorial Production

Autosport

Editor in Chief

Mainly covering Formula One for The Times. Travel to all the races every season, interviewing the drivers, team bosses and specialists in the paddock. Also cover all other sports as and when needed.

The Times

Motor racing correspondent

Assistant News Editor

Breaking News Editor, Business

Telegraph Media Group

Online business reporter, City desk

IFAonline / Professional Adviser (Incisive Media)

Senior Correspondent

Shortlisted for the IMA Investment Writer of the Year 2011.
As well as being a news reporter I also write features on a freelance basis for the magazine.  
I have also had features published in FTfm, part of the Financial Times.

Financial Times Business (Investment Adviser)

Senior News Reporter

One week work placement, shadowing reporters and learning how a radio programme is put together.

BBC Radio One

Intern

Covering the Bethnal Green constituency, had to liase with party members and send updates throughout the night. 

Beat rival press outlets to break the result.

Sky News

Election Stringer

Project managed the launch of the website and then wrote all content for the site.

Had to interview participants of the training workshops, including MPs from countries such as Uganda, Mozambique, Lebanon, Georgia and the UK.

The Westminster Consortium

Online Editor

Sunday Mirror

Sports Intern

Covering rugby and football matches at weekends. I would have to write up a match report within an hour of the final whistle. While the match was playing I had to keep count of fouls, bookings, penalties and other statistics as required, along with picking man of the match, which was all included alongside the match report.

Rebecca Clancy