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Beth Ashley

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As seen in: The Waterstones Podcast, MSN Ireland, MSN Singapore, MSN UK, Yahoo Life, HuffPost, The Guardian, The Independent (UK), Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News and
Covers:  Sex, relationships, reproductive health, mental health, culture
Doesn't Cover: medicine, law, sports

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Beth Ashley’s Biography

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Hiya! I’ve been a freelance journalist, editor and researcher for eight years, specialising in sex, relationships and a little bit of social class.

You can find my words in the likes of VICE, Refinery29, i-D, Vogue, Glamour, Dazed, Mashable, The Face, i-D, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Health, The Guardian, The Independent, iPaper and more.

I also work as a development producer and researcher, with my TV and podcast projects include commercial, documentary and news, and have played on Channel Four, B…

Beth Ashley’s Journalist Portfolio

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is Tackling the Stigma that Surrounds Anti-Depressants

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is Tackling the Stigma that Surrounds Anti-Depressants

Like many people, I was diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and prescribed with anti-depressants while I wa…

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International Women's Day: Celebrating women who are empowered by their tattoos

International Women's Day: Celebrating women who are empowered by their tattoos

Despite it being 2019, there is still a massive stigma around tattoos - and particularly women with ink. Ther…

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Crazy-Ex Girlfriend Shows Us the Dangers of Using Love as a 'Cure' - The Nopebook

Crazy-Ex Girlfriend Shows Us the Dangers of Using Love as a 'Cure' - The Nopebook

CW's Crazy-Ex Girlfriend (streaming on Netflix for anyone in the UK) has been understandably praised across i…

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An Ode to Teenage Mothers

An Ode to Teenage Mothers

With the rise of teenage pregnancy across the country, the lack of support provided for younger families is b…

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Why Every Assault Matters

Why Every Assault Matters

I've previously written about this before, about my own incident, on my blog. How I downplayed it for so long…

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The Stanford Case Is About More Than Brock Turner's Sentencing

The Stanford Case Is About More Than Brock Turner's Sentencing

As I witnessed the uproar surrounding the Stanford case and the blame towards the victim for the past week, I…

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Articles

Best of Beth Ashley: A life filled with reading and some dabbling

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Beth Ashley Editor’s note: The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2007. Powell’s Books in Portland is apparently famous nationwide, but the first time I saw it was last week. Portland is full of other tourist attractions, but my nephew-traveling companion Bruce decided Powell’s, of them all, was what we should see.
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Best of Beth Ashley: Curling up with good friends

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Beth Ashley Editor’s note: The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2007. When people talk books, I usually have plenty to say. Books are invaluable companions. They divert you from troubles, fill idle time and persuade you to postpone what you really ought to do. Sometimes I read trash, but not often. Usually I read nonfiction; fiction can be so unreliable. I count on my book club for wonderful picks.
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Best of Beth Ashley: 2 people who brought joy to everyone

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Beth Ashley Editor’s note: The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2007. Two big losses in one week. Sometimes it’s hard to let go. Cartoonist Phil Frank, who died recently, was such a sweet presence in my life — as he probably was in yours. When we were together, it was always like sharing a joke, or a happy memory, or an attitude about life that says: Isn’t this fun? Aren’t people silly?
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering stories for The Arab Democrat when I was 14. Later that same year, I did my internship at Bauer Media.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes - I have one on my desk at home! (An Olympia)

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Tintin!