. WHITNEY JONES .
. Journalist .
BIOGRAPHY
Hi, I’m Whitney Jones. I graduated from the University of Lincoln with a First-Class BA Journalism degree. As a seasoned writer, I specialise in lifestyle and culture with a passion for fashion styling and features. I’m currently the Associate Editor of Entertainment for The New Equilibrium, a digital magazine, and Freelance Features Editor for Zion Zane, a London start-up magazine.
Furthermore, I am a Community Radio Presenter with my own show, The Youthquake Club. It is all about engaging young people and showing them inspiring stories from people they can relate to. I hope it motivates them to pursue their dreams and passions. I have completed the NCTJ Diploma, an essential certificate for Journalists.
AWARDS &
CERTICICATIONS
LINCOLN
AWARD
NCTJ DIPLOMA
BTJC
DIPLOMA
Lincoln Award, University of Lincoln
Developed employability skills through participating in multiple workshops including, LinkedIn Learning, Graduate Skills builder and Problem-Solving development. Attended employer events, networking and enhancing media awareness. Applied resilience during mock assessment centre experience leading to the completion of the award.
NCTJ Diploma, National Council
for the Training of Journalists
A required diploma for trainee journalists which I achieved alongside my degree. I studied four mandatory subjects: essential journalism, e-portfolio, essential media law and regulation and essential journalism ethics and regulation. Furthermore, I completed three electives: Essential Politics, Shorthand and Practical Magazine Journalism.
BJTC Certificate, National Council
for the Training of Journalists
A training contract for trainee broadcast journalists which I completed alongside my degree and NCTJ diploma. I received broadcast appropriate voice training, attended regular full-length news production days that imitated working in a newsroom and studied media law, regulation and court reporting. Furthermore, I learned how to use industry-standard equipment including cameras, radio studios, and editing software.
EXTRA-CURICULARS
In December 2019, the LSJ News team produced a General Election coverage show – streaming the count live from the studio. I managed the social media team and presented throughout the night.
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As part of the re-brand team, we launched LSJ Magazine, a new website and a logo. We also created a sister show, LSJ Weekly. This was a weekly tv magazine show where we presented current, visual news stories for our audience, presenting live on air.
TESTIMONIALS
"Whitney was professional, kind and a pleasure to work with. She was a great asset to the team during her time at Cosmopolitan and was always willing to help with any task big or small with joy and enthusiasm"
- Sophie Leen, Bookings Editor