My name is Helen Nugent and I am an award-winning freelance journalist, content provider, media trainer, event host, PR consultant and lecturer based in Manchester. My experience takes in a wide range of disciplines and subjects including news and features writing, editing, arts coverage, business journalism, corporate writing and media consultancy.

I have been a journalist for 26 years. During this time, I have turned my hand to many things including writing news and features for the UK’s national newspapers, magazines and websites as well as editing and sub-editing. You can see my work in a wide variety of publications, in print and online.

My articles have appeared in, among others, The Times, The Guardian, The Observer, The Daily Telegraph, The Mail on Sunday and the i but I have also written for a large number of other outlets including The Spectator, Big Issue North and The Yorkshire Post.

Ten years ago, I founded a culture and enterprise online magazine based in the North of England called Northern Soul. I am also a freelancer presenter and producer and have worked for a number of broadcasters including BBC 5 live, BBC local radio and Sky News.

I spent ten years at The Times in London in a number of roles including news reporter, crime reporter, politics correspondent based at the House of Commons, assistant news editor, transport correspondent, business writer, personal finance correspondent, and night news editor. As a journalist at The Times, I covered everything from general elections and local councils to company reports, investigations and murder trials.

As a confident, clear and engaging public speaker with extensive on-air radio and television experience (including Sky News, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 live, BBC 6 Music, BBC World Service, BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Lancashire, BBC Radio Merseyside, GB News, XS Manchester and talkRadio) as well as a number of previous jobs as a chairperson and speaker, I am available as a guest speaker and a chair of conferences and events.

I have been a visiting lecturer at various academic institutions including Westminster University in the Department of Journalism & Mass Communication, City University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Huddersfield University, and News Associates. Most recently, I taught music journalism at Salford University.

During my career, I’ve won a number of awards including Journalist of the Year, Trade Journalist of the Year, Best Newcomer to Health Related Financial Journalism, and Best New Pensions Writer. In 2017, I was shortlisted for Person with Purpose in the Northern Power Women Awards.