Inspirational Journalists are not new to our generation, in fact there are hundreds of Journalists that have been recognized for their contributions to society but I am going to mention a couple of Journalists that have inspired me in the past...
On Monday 21st November we had a guest speaker in our Career Development module, and I was surprised at who we had.
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| Frank Gardner - BBC Security Reporter |
In the past we have had BBC War reporter Frank Gardner, who on the day Gaddafi was pronounced dead chose to come and talk to us at Staffordshire University instead of heading to London and working on an article...what he had to say was so inspirational and through everything he has never lost his passion and drive for his career choice. His determination was a real inspiration because even when he felt like giving up, his love for the job kept him going and now he extremely well known for his contributions.
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| Miriam O'Reilly after her court case win |
On Monday we were greeted with Miriam O'Reilly - who you should all know is a legend in her own right. When forced to leave Countryfile due to being 'too old' she fought back against the BBC for all the women who have been dismissed from jobs due to a
geism.
Throughout the fight for justice for women, she has been through so much and she is such an inspiration. The BBC has now changed their policy and Miriam is back working alongside the BBC. This makes me feel so empowered because her contributions have helped women everywhere who know that their job was coming to a close due to their age and hopefully it has now changed so that these fantastic journalists can continue to do the job they love.
I love having these amazing people coming in to see us and talk about their lives, they are truly inspirational people and their time in the journalistic sector has been worth every minute.
One day...I will be working alongside these people...I look forward to it.
Victoria V.L. Walker
