Can you have a successful freelance journalism career outside of London? This week we spoke to two freelancers living outside the capital about how they make it work and the benefits of being based elsewhere in the country.

Broadcast journalist Danielle Hayden currently lives in Manchester and is determined to work away from London, whilst print journalist Nicola Slawson wishes she had moved to Shrewsbury years ago.

The guests

Nicola Slawson @Nicola_Slawson

https://thesinglesupplement.substack.com/about

Danielle Hayden @Daniellehayd

Resources

FFJ newsletter https://freelancingforjournalists.substack.com/

Medical Journalists Association https://www.mjauk.org/

Scott Trust Bursary https://workforus.theguardian.com/index.php/entry-level-opportunities/scott-trust-bursaries/

Positive News https://www.positive.news/

Write About Your Life https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/write-about-your-life-how-to-pitch-and-find-new-stories-tickets-129277010017

Broadcast Journalists Forum https://www.facebook.com/groups/863351437010810

People in TV: Northern England https://www.facebook.com/groups/IneedCREWNorthernEngland

Freelancing for Journalists Facebook community https://www.facebook.com/groups/freelancingforjournalists

No.1 Freelance Media Women https://www.facebook.com/groups/No1FreelanceMediaWomen

Northern Freelance UK journalists & media group https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=freelance%20north

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