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Jack Dennison-Thompson

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London, Newcastle upon Tyne
As seen in: Substack, That Was The Week (Podcast), Campaign (UK), Clash, The Big Issue, Huck Magazine, The Indiependent, QOSHE, COLD Magazine
Covers:  Music, politics and culture

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Jack Dennison-Thompson’s Biography

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Journalist and MA Magazine Journalism student at City St George’s, University of London, with experience writing news, features, reviews and profiles across music, culture and media publications. Currently writing for Clash Music, Huck and The Cold Magazine, with previous newsroom experience at Campaign and Big Issue. Interested in culture, arts and digital journalism, with experience working to tight editorial deadlines across print and online platforms.

Based in Hackney from Newcastle

Jack Dennison-Thompson’s Journalist Portfolio

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A major Nan Goldin exhibition is coming to London

A major Nan Goldin exhibition is coming to London

You Never Did Anything Wrong - Opening at the Hayward Gallery in November, the show will debut a new film fro…

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Asylum seekers could be forced to pay £10,000 accommodation bill

Asylum seekers could be forced to pay £10,000 accommodation bill

The government's newly presented Immigration and Asylum Bill plans to make asylum seekers repay up to £10,000.

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Live Report: The Black Lights | Live | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

Live Report: The Black Lights | Live | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

Blackpool is an area often looked down upon; a washed up seaside town fit for sixty-year-old holiday goers. B…

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North of England hit hardest by 'children's mental health crisis' as funding gaps widen

North of England hit hardest by 'children's mental health crisis' as funding gaps widen

Children's mental health is at a crisis point, experts fear, as lack of funding and wider societal issues hav…

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Homewards: Prince William targets preventing homelessness

Homewards: Prince William targets preventing homelessness

Prince William has called for 'system change' to prevent homelessness as his Homewards project marks its thir…

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Five Acts To Watch Out For At PHILLGOOD Festival 2026 | Live | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews...

Five Acts To Watch Out For At PHILLGOOD Festival 2026 | Live | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews...

Europe's oldest continually inhabited city, Plovdiv, will see Gorillaz, The Cure, Moby and more turn Bulgaria…

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Articles

Space Afrika are flying the flag for the Black avant-garde

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By Jack Dennison-Thompson
| Huck Magazine Verified
Once one of northern England’s brightest jewels, present day Blackpool is a city lined with chipped paint, neon-clad bars and the cheapest burger in the UK. The seaside town has been battered by years of neglect, but aside from its famous illuminations, there is a rich lineage of music and culture just below the eyeline. It’s perhaps most evident in the Blackpool Opera House – a music hall that has gone through three iterations on the same site since originally opening in 1889.
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The battle for the soul of lockpicking

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By Jack Dennison-Thompson
| Huck Magazine Verified
“I can try and justify as much as I want: the reality is, you’re not helping,” says 38-year-old property maintenance worker Marty Nardelli, standing outside someone’s front door. Moments earlier, he had opened their lockbox within 15 seconds by applying different levels of pressure to the numbers; a barely discernable change in stiffness revealing which number was the next in the sequence. Inside he finds keys, which he holds aloft before returning them to the box.
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Finding Community on Eight Wheels

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By Jack Dennison-Thompson
| Substack
The crashing sound of wheels and bearings flying down smooth concrete. The thumping bass of garage and jungle tracks vibrates against the walls of modernist skyscrapers. The screams as people fall off their skates for the first time. These are the sights and sounds of East London, where, as youth clubs and community spaces disappear, a new generation of young people are finding community and rebellion through roller-skating.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Working for Maghrebi.org

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

How is social media changing news?

Its a faster news cycle and harder to get correct information