Freelance
editor...Freelance journalist...
Adam James
- Award-winning
journalist + editor, web editor, writer + media/public relations
consultant
I
am an experienced editor and journalist, contributing news and features
to the Guardian, Sunday Telegraph, Independent on Sunday, New Statesman,
Panorama, Sunday Times, Times Education Supplement, Times Higher
Education Supplement, Nursing Times, Woman's Own, Community Care,
The Big Issue in the North, and trade magazines. I have also contributed
pieces for Guardian Unlimited's Comment is Free section
Over the years
I have covered a range of topics, but specialist areas include mental
health, health, social affairs, public sector, disability, social
services, education, psychology, psychiatry, and Italy
To view examples
of my published work you can access a portfolio of news and features
I have written for the Guardian. Go to the 'archive
search' facility of the Guardian's website, and input "Adam
James" as keywords (include inverted
commas)
For a full portfolio
please contact me on +44 (0)1926 313 232
Award-winning:
I was awarded Mind Journalist of the Year 2001 for my coverage of
mental health issues.
"Spying
on the psychiatrists", a profile of a clinical psychologist
in Guardian Society and "Highs and lows" on a teacher
who for 30 years managed manic depression in The Times Education
Supplement received particular acclaim.
Judges praised
my "in depth knowledge" and said I had "that rarest
of gifts for conveying the most complex issues through the lives
and words of real people".
Production:
I have co-ordinated and managed full
editorial production for Jobs4Nurses, a bi-monthly newspaper for
nurses. I was also founding editor of the Dewsbury Post, a monthly
regional newspaper. I established and managed a team of seven journalists,
photographers and subeditors.
Web editor:
I am founding and managing editor of psychminded.co.uk,
an online resource for professionals working in mental health. I
have a familiarity with all aspects of web publishing.
Press/media
relations: I have helped produce a marketing campaign
for the North West Development Agency, a body responsible for the
sustainable economic development and regeneration of the north west.
I have also worked as pr consultant for Quicksilver
PR, involved in a high-profile media campaign.
I have acted
as a press consultant for the national charity Guidestar
UK. My role was to maximise regional and national media coverage
for the charity.
Whether
it be producing press releases, case studies, or features; or handling
media relations, strategic planning or media training I have that
all important inside knowledge of the media industry.
Subediting:
I have subedited for a national newspaper based in the north west.
I have all the skills of a first class sub editor.
News editor:
I am news editor for OpenMind magazine,
published by Mind, a leading mental health charity.
Trainer:
I have acted as freelance trainer with
the London-based Media
Diversity Institute which organises workshops for journalists
in areas of conflict. I have co-run a three day workshop in Nagorno-Karabakh,
the enclave bordering Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Author:
I am the author of 'Raising
Our Voices', an account of the Hearing Voices Network, a mental
health service user-led initiative challenging dominant understandings
and treatment of people diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Manuscript/report
editing: I copy edit manuscripts for fiction and non-fiction
writers, ensuring 100% accuracy in grammar and spelling. The copy-editing
I offer also involves advice on writing style, and flagging up inconsistencies,
contradictions and factual concerns.
Photography:
I also head the Midlands-based photography service springupphotography.co.uk
Contact:
To discuss commissions, rates and enquiries, or if you have possible
news story/feature ideas I can be contacted on +44 (0)1926 313 232
or email
Copyright
(C) Adam James, 2008
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