Media from my time in Brighton



This was the first ever independent radio programme I have created by myself.  On the same day that the 2015 Rugby World Cup opened in Brighton, I covered a fantastic event at the Brighton and Hove Cricket Ground.  The former South African rugby legend Joost van der Westhuizen, (a sufferer of motor-neuron Disease) had organised a sponsored bike ride from London to Brighton to raise money for his charity foundation.  A South African Braai lunch and tickets to see South Africa play Japan was also thrown in.  His long-term plans were to build the first-ever motor-neuron disease hospital in South Africa.  Joost van der Westhuizen tragically passed away this year aged 45, and this programme is a tribute to his tenacity.  It was given to Bush Radio to broadcast, a South African radio station. 

The following article was published in The Brighton And Hove independent, one of the most recent newspapers ever to appear in Brighton and Hove.  In this article I interviewed the only Green Party MP in the UK, Caroline Lucas.  In this article, she discussed her long support for carers, and how this was inspired by one of her constituency who she knows very well. 

This article was published in The Argus, Brighton’s leading daily newspaper.  It covers the story of James Richardson, a former nightclub owner now running his first hotel near the beach at Brighton.  All before his 25th birthday. 

As part of my NCTJ course, I interviewed a pupil barrister who’d spent several months in New Orleans defending people on death row.  Not only did this article give an amazing life story but contains some fascinating insights into some injustices of the American legal system.  Good luck Christabel, wherever you are now. 

In this article, I interviewed the pastor of one of the last churches in Bethlehem. I met him at a small church in Loxwood (West Sussex) where he had been invited to speak.   The Israel-Palestine conflict is a highly emotional and complicated subject.  Having the pastors call for the church not to take sides, but to love everyone involved in the conflict is a refreshing take on it.  Due to the sensitivity of the situation, no photographs were allowed.   

This article is an interview with Julia Fisher, head of the Olive Tree Reconciliation Fund.  Although a small charity, it does incredible work to raise the profile of Christians who are both Jewish and Arab in the Middle East.  Most unusually for a charity based in that  region, Mrs Fisher refuses to even discuss politics.  Or to criticise either the Palestinian authority or the Israeli government.  But her positive outlook and love of the people of the Middle East came through clearly in every answer she gave me.  I was not allowed a photograph of this charity as it’s work is highly sensitive, and I could only publish on the  proviso that I allowed her to read my article first.  While many editors would frown on this idea, I am happier knowing I have put no-one in danger, and journalists must take responsibility for the damage that a careless or insensitive story can cause. 

What is it like to care for a diabetic horse?  And can a horse get diabetes anyway?  Well in Brighton I met a woman who can answer both questions as one of her two horses is diabetic. This article was published in Nag Mag, a magazine for people with an interest in, and owners of, horses. 








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