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Joanna Booth

Bristol
As seen in: Joanna’s Newsletter, Medium, Substack, Bristol 24/7, Anchor.fm
Covers:  Local democracy, higher education, knitting, Bristol books, book reviews
Doesn't Cover: fashion
🇬🇷🇦🇺 Researching care-engaged young people and access to higher education. Zen Buddhist. Mother. Married to Martin.

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Joanna Booth’s Biography

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Freelance journalist working on primarily local council stories. I worked in higher education research and as a data analyst.

Ex-book editor at Bristol24/7 (2015-2016), and staff writer and copyeditor at New Europe (2012-2013) .

Currently writing at ephemeraldigest.co.uk

Joanna Booth’s Journalist Portfolio

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Bristol City Council gives mayor's old boxing club a 999-year lease at no cost for land

Bristol City Council gives mayor's old boxing club a 999-year lease at no cost for land

In March, Bristol City Council gave Empire Fighting Chance a 999-year lease at no cost for land valued at £1.…

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Four-jobs mayor declares another pecuniary interest

Four-jobs mayor declares another pecuniary interest

The mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees, has added another job to his register of interests: "An honorarium from 17…

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Newspapers get the chop during Libraries Week

Newspapers get the chop during Libraries Week

Bristol Libraries are celebrating Libraries Week by pausing the provision of newspapers to seemingly save £35…

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Karma police, private cops, and the city centre

Karma police, private cops, and the city centre

In Bristol's city centre, the businesses have been paying Avon and Somerset Police for access to their own po…

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Journalists v Managers and Owners

Journalists v Managers and Owners

Bristol Post journalists will be among those going on strike against Reach pay offers at the end of this mont…

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Enterprise Zone at Avonmouth and Liz Truss's deregulation promises

Enterprise Zone at Avonmouth and Liz Truss's deregulation promises

Conservative MP Liz Truss is odds-on favourite to win the leadership election and become the UK's next prime …

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Bristol Waste Scrutiny

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I failed to send in my public statement for the Environment Committee on time and it wasn’t accepted 1hr and 21mins late. I’m posting it below. I have also emailed it to the chair of the committee, Cllr Fodor. I didn’t bother with the rest of the committee members. Bristol City Council is currently considering whether, and on what terms, to renew the core waste services contract delivered by its wholly council-owned company, Bristol Waste Company (BWC).
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Public funds at risk as YTL’s Brabazon site named a “new town”

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YTL’s Brabazon development at the former Filton Airfield has been named as one of twelve sites to be fast-tracked under the government’s new towns programme. The scheme is presented as a way to deliver thousands of new homes quickly, with the Brabazon site earmarked for more than 40,000 homes over time. But the plans rely heavily on upfront public spending.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

copy editor at New Europe.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes.

How is social media changing news?

That's something I'm currently researching -- there are some stories I've broken that the mainstream media just won't touch.