When I have stuff to write, read or research I like to go to a not-too-busy, not-too-noisy coffee shop. Here are my top picks in central London.. CAMPUS: 4-5 Bonhill St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4BX This is google’s cafe for entrepreneurs, start-up projects and freelancers. You have to sign up & become a member before you… Read More Central London coffee shops to write in
1. Once you have good command of the facts, think about how to MAKE THE READER CARE. 2. Draw the reader in by writing an introduction that reveals there is something really good coming up. The introduction is by far the most important part. If you don’t entice the reader, they’ll feel bored… Read More 10 Storytelling Tips I love
It’s the New Year, the essay deadline has been and gone plus my gym attendance has improved dramatically, there’s only one thing getting me down, I’m approaching my 28th birthday. We make up about a third of the UK student population[1] and just before I reach the grand-old-age of 28 in my third year, I’d… Read More Married and ‘Mature’: Life as an undergrad at 28
Andrew Darnton’s research report on ‘Comic Relief: Public Perceptions of Poverty’ (2007) has some tips for writing about poverty… People’s responses to stories are complex and subjective. Nonetheless, on the basis of this research it is possible to suggest a number of key elements for what makes a story about poverty effective in engaging the general public.… Read More Advice for writing about Poverty
During my eleven weeks at Sightsavers I have been hearing about the UK Parliament’s Select Committee on International Development (IDC) and how they have been holding an inquiry looking at development and disability. The parliamentary body monitors the activities of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID). Sightsaver’s Put Us in the Picture campaign is… Read More Campaigning for inclusion
A typical week in communications at Sightsavers charity… Monday – It’s a real team effort to get the daily news briefing out by 10am. The weekend edition of the papers are much bigger than the daily ones so there is a lot to read. The five of us that make up the press team each take a… Read More Highlights of my week at Sightsavers
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon stated that: “The world needs a new economic paradigm that recognizes the parity between the three pillars of sustainable development. Social, economic and environmental well-being are indivisable. Together they define a gross global happiness” 20th March is an international awareness day dedicated to promoting ‘progress’ as increasing human happiness, not just… Read More International Happiness Day
This week my line manager asked me to be the organisational lead for the UK coalition against NTDs. (Neglected tropical diseases). This meant managing the social media account for United against NTDs. Here is one interesting video link that I tweeted: Myanmar’s Moment: Reaching Millions to Improve Health. A short film highlighting Myanmar’s largest NTD effort to… Read More Social Media, New Ad & Brockington
March 8 is International Women’s Day and this year the United Nations’ theme is Inspiring change. This week I have written a Sightsavers press release myself to commemorate the day, and as well as monitoring Sightsavers in the news, I have been reading many news stories detailing events and key notes speeches marking International Women’s Day. Justine Greening gave a key note speech… Read More Malala & International Women’s Day
I’m delighted to say that the press release that I worked on last week (about the digital launch of the campaign) was picked up by quite a few journalists and secured quite a bit of coverage! It shows how hard working the team is and they should take the glory here since they did the work… Read More Coverage Evaluation
Hannah Gray 