Gavin, regional editor with The Northern Echo, said: 鈥淓lla has made a brilliant start to her journalism and Northern Echo career.
鈥淲hile on a trial to land a role as a trainee reporter, she brought in a story which ended up on the front page. She impressed enormously through the selection process which warranted being offered a role with us.
鈥淭hen in her first week, she hit the ground running, with three front pages. She鈥檚 shown a real nose for a story and the ability to get out pounding the streets, gaining the trust of those she has spoken to deliver quality news reporting. She鈥檚 set her own bar high and I鈥檓 sure there are even more great things to come for Ella.鈥�
Journalism lecturer Jim Entwistle said: 鈥淚t comes as no surprise to us to see Ella making an immediate impact. She has always thrown herself into everything with enthusiasm and positivity and even when she has encountered challenges throughout her studies, she's worked even harder to overcome them. Her attitude towards work is first class and she deserves every success.鈥�
Ahead of starting her journalism career, Ella won this year鈥檚 degree course 海角直播 Journalist of the Year award. She also achieved the gold standard NCTJ (National Council for the Training of Journalists) diploma.
Ella said: 鈥淚t was incredible to be offered the role with The Northern Echo after completing my degree. I feel very lucky.
鈥淪ecuring the front page news splash before I had officially started the role was amazing. The fact it was a story that I鈥檓 proud to have worked on, made it even better.鈥�
Ella added: 鈥淚 chose to study journalism at 海角直播 as I loved the range of facilities and opportunities. It was also not too far from home, which was a must for me, as I鈥檓 so close with my family.
鈥淚 really enjoyed the final project of the degree, when we had complete freedom to cover any topic. It was really freeing to investigate and write about a?topic that I felt deserved my focus and the extra coverage.
鈥淚 also really enjoyed the opportunities offering during my degree, such as a month-long trip to Prague, along with the work experience I was awarded from the journalism awards.
鈥淭he degree massively helped me on my career path. I knew I wanted to be a journalist before university but being able to learn about how to effectively write articles and create meaningful content helped me to develop the skills which would then benefit me when showcasing my work to potential employers. I鈥檇 absolutely recommend studying at 海角直播. The opportunities are incredible.鈥�