Speaking to us from the ITV newsroom she offers her advice for aspiring news readers on how to get noticed in the right way and where to look for experience opportunities.
In the coming weeks Journalism.co.uk will be publishing more episodes from the Industry Insight series, looking at roles such as wire journalist, radio producer and foreign correspondent.
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