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Emily - Freelance Multimedia Journalist

I'm Emily, a London-based multimedia journalist with a particular interest in arts, culture, lifestyle and human-interest reporting. 

Recently completed a Master's degree in Broadcast Journlism at City St George's, I have experience producing stories across television, radio and digital platforms, with skills in interviewing, pitching, media law and video/audio editing using Adobe Premiere Pro and Audition. 

I’m currently looking for opportunities in broadcast and digital journalism and am available to start now.

I can do this...

...as well as this, plus so much more.

Hear Hear: The Silent Cost of Service

To mark the end of my studies, I shot, produced and edited a short documentary about veteran's hearing loss. My film explores the effects of noise induced hearing loss on ex-service men and women who continue to live with its consequences long after their service ha a topic close to my heart as a forces child.

The Independent

Freelance Video Journalist (August 2026 - )

Radio Experience

Photo by Jan van der Wolf on Pexels

Sexual Offence Rate on the London Underground
I used my own exclusive data analysis to compare and contrast the sexual offence rate on each tube line, speaking to survivors and campaigners about what more can be done.
Photo by Nirjhar Basak on Pexels

Is opera 'dying'?
After Timothée Chalamet's comments that the art form was 'dying', I spoke to performers and producers about the state of London's opera scene to see if his comments have any merit (spoiler alert: they don't).

I produce original radio packages covering social and cultural issues including sexual offence rates on the Underground to London's thriving opera scene. My work combines clear scripting, strong audio storytelling, and on-the-ground reporting to make complex topics engaging and accessible for listeners, all edited on Adobe Audition.

My audio experience includes writing and producing short news bulletins, covering breaking stories, pre-packaged reports, and delivering live in-studio two-ways. I’m confident scripting for clarity and pace, as well as adapting tone for different formats and audiences as displayed in my radio showreel below. 

Radio Showreel
I love chatting so much, I want to make a career out of it. And to relieve the burden off my friends and family.

TV Experience

I produce original, London-focused television news packages that explore community-driven stories. My reporting highlights underrepresented voices and examines how national issues play out at a grassroots level across the capital. 

I film, script, and edit my own packages, using industry-standard software such as Adobe Premiere Pro to produce clear, engaging broadcast content.

I also led my broadcast group at university one week as TV editor, wearing pink striped pyjamas to boost morale for our Christmas special (photos avaliable upon request). 

15 years of the Military Wives Choir

Accessibility & Pavement Pints

MOPAC Strike

Refugee Theatre

Social Video Experience

My social video work focuses on turning cultural moments and online trends into keyholes for wider, story-led journalism. Whether that's cabbages, matcha, or non-green, non-consumable things too, I combine expert-led research with engaging storytelling to create high-retention edits for platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

Digital Content Design

Using Adobe Photoshop, I create thumbnails that capture attention and drive audience engagement.

Newsroom Experience

BFBS - August 2026

As a website news reporter for BFBS Forces News, I wrote clear, engaging copy about issues affecting the UK Armed Forces and wider military community. Covering ceremonial milestones, defence treaties and even an elite wheelbarrow squadron (if you don't know about The Red Barrows you are seriously missing out), I conducted research and interviews and turned specialist stories into accessible digital journalism.

Radio Times - April 2026

I spent seven days at Immediate, gaining hands-on experience across digital and print publishing. Here I supported content development through rewriting press materials, proofreading, and contributing to social and web content, while collaborating with editorial teams.

Radio Times •

Sky TV backs campaign urging Brits to "rescue" waste as recycling confusion grows

Could the dreams of detritus encourage you to recycle properly? Well, that's the hope of a new TV campaign backed by Sky.Non-governmental organisation (NGO) WRAP has unveiled its new Rescue Me, Recycle campaign, which aims to bring circular living into homes across the country – especially as confidence about what can and cannot be recycled remains low.If you've ever thrown something in the bin and wondered if it could have been recycled, you're not alone.The organisation's research shows that o...
Radio Times •

DTF St Louis ending explained as series creator responds to reveal of who killed Floyd

**Warning – contains full spoilers for the DTF St Louis finale.**All seven episodes of DTF St Louis are available to watch on HBO Max, Sky Atlantic and NOW, with the cathartic conclusion of Steven Conrad's American dark comedy miniseries now revealed.The show follows the lives of three adults, Clark (Jason Bateman), Carol (Linda Cardellini) and Floyd (David Harbour), who find themselves embroiled in a love triangle in an attempt to escape suburban discontent through a dating app named DTF St Lou...

A Mr Darcy scroll break, for good measure.

Featured Articles

Explore a featured selection of my writing work below. From priests to scarves, there's really something for everyone. 

City News •

Meet the London Priest leading a blooming revolution - City News

Canon Peter Babington, Priest-in-Charge at St Mary le Strand in Westminster, has turned a daily walk outside his church into a social media sensation.
He stands by the historic 18th-century building and films the magnolia blossoms as students stream past, carving out a quiet moment in one of London’s busiest corners.
His message is simple: “Stop doomscrolling and start bloomscrolling.”
Babington is urging people to actively curate their feeds with something lighter, instead of endlessly absorbin...
Emily's Substack •

Things You Should Have Done series two review - stranger, softer and finally fully formed

★★★★☆The father, the son, and the holy bingo hall. A likely place to find your dead relative reincarnated as a cordless vacuum, right? Chi – played by the show’s creator Lucia Keskin – attempts exactly that in the opening episode of Things You Should Have Done’s second series. Nonsense? Yes. But a particular brand of Keskin nonsense that transforms suburban Margate into a surreal fever dream. A world that contains everything in excess but nothing at the same time.Keskin’s home-grown absurdity wa...
City News •

TfL proposes a calm sensory space at Paddington - City News

Transport for London have issued a preliminary engagement notice welcoming market input for a low stimulus refuge on one of the Underground’s busiest platforms.
The proposal is part of its Equity in Motion strategy as TfL admits its network “was not designed to consider neurological difference”.
Space on the main concourse of Paddington’s Elizabeth Line has been identified for the potential trial of an “off-the-shelf product to effectively meet the needs of neurodivergent customers”.
The announc...
Emily's Substack •

Sexual Offence Risk on the London Underground: What a Decade of Data Shows

TW: Discussion of Sexual Assault Caitlin was sexually assaulted on the tube in August 2025. “I remember at the time freezing in my system”, she recalls, “it felt like my brain was window wipers. It took me a moment to realise what was happening.” There were 595 sexual offences reported across the London Underground between 2024-25, the highest level since 2019-20 when there were 776 reports. Sexual offences can range from intrusive staring to violent attacks, including rape, sexual assault or se...
City News •

Inside the Met: A female police officer speaks out

“I was really shocked … but I also wasn’t particularly surprised”.
City News has spoken to one young  female police officer about her reaction to the BBC documentary and her struggle to balance public mistrust with personal pride.
“I was pretty ashamed [but] can see definitely how those cultures have become entrenched and normalised”
The officer who asked to remain anonymous, says this culture contributes to the “keep calm and carry on” mentality of the Met.
She describes adopting masculine trai...
The Tab •

Chickpea shop date: Introducing Exeter's renowned Los Hummus Hermanos

Reports of two university students cooking up something highly addictive in their kitchen and selling it to their friends may ring alarm bells. But fear not, the only thing Asher and Lucas, the duo behind Los Hummus Hermanos, are concocting, is best accompanied by a toasted pitta. As the duo both live and work together, they designate hummus making to the weekend in order to maintain a healthy, brotherly bond. But don’t be fooled, we use the term brotherly here in business, rather than biologica...
The Tab •

A deep dive into the number one item on every Exeter girl’s Christmas list: The skinny scarf

With Christmas rapidly approaching, my housemates and I took the opportunity to re-watch the 2006 smash hit The Holiday over the weekend. Most focus was drawn to Jude Law’s piercing blue eyes but in an admirable second place was Kate Winslet’s character’s outfit choices. Her frazzled fashion includes sturdy woollen jumpers, lengthy trench coats and most notably of course, skinny scarves.
Whilst most things in life should never be skinny (lattes, jeans, body standards), there is one exception to...

Testimonials

Please someone hire her. She keeps forcing me to come to cabbage markets and  churches with her and I don't know how much more I can handle.

- Eleanor (loving housemate)

We really enjoyed having Emily with us. She was proactive, versatile and an impressively fast learner with plenty of initiative. 

- Max Copeman (Radio Times) 

Emily has a terrific attitude and engaged well with both the website team and the wider news team who were in the office each day.

- Suzanne Chislett (BFBS Forces News) 

Emily Smith

Contact me (please). I promise you wont regret it.