I have worked as a journalist for over two decades, with a focus on new models of journalism that challenge power, community organising and innovation. I was one of the founders of The Ferret investigative journalism cooperative, worked previously as head of engagement and innovation there and am currently its chair.

I worked for the Bureau of Investigative Journalism for just under five years, leading on their community-led investigations work, which explored how we could democratise investigative reporting and source stories from a grassroots level. I ran editorial projects such as the Hot Homes investigation, a pioneering investigative journalism collaboration looking at the impact of climate change on homes in London, as well as our health inequalities reporting strand.

I also ran initiatives such as Change the Story, a collaborative, pan-UK exploration of how to reimagine local journalism to reflect the changing economic climate and the society we all live in. One of the things I was most proud of was playing a key role in enabling our Trans Voices reporting project to get off the ground, at a time when there has been much harm caused to trans people by the media in the UK.