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THE HEADINGTONIAN 2020

BRINGING TOGETHER OUR

HEADINGTON
COMMUNITY

    Launched in 2019, Headington Connect is our         LISE MCNALLY (2009)
    online platform which allows the Headington
    community to engage with one another and            What are you doing now and how has your
    develop business networking, career mentoring,      career developed?
    work experience and job opportunities. We now
    have over 850 members including Headingtonians,     I’m a newsreader and reporter for ITV News, currently covering the
    current and former parents, former                  North West of England. I joined ITV News as one of their nine graduate
    staff and Sixth Form students.                      trainees when I finished University, and worked as a producer in
                                                        Bristol for a couple of years before moving in front of the camera. At
      Now available to download on android by           the moment I present the morning headlines for the North West into
      searching ‘Headington Connect’ or for iOS please  Good Morning Britain, and film and edit news reports for ITV news.
      download the ‘Graduway Community’ app and
      select Headington Connect from the list.          What advice would you give to someone seeking
                                                        a career in your field?
         “As a Sixth Former, Headington
         Connect has been an extremely                  Make sure you’re going into broadcast journalism for the right
         useful platform to reach out to                reasons. It’s a very varied job and you have the potential to make a
         others for career advice. I hope               positive impact if you tell the right story in the right way. But it’s also
         that one day I will be able to                 hard work, high pressure, and can involve a lot of standing around in
         provide the same support for                   the cold waiting for your cue! If it’s right for you and you’re happy to
         future students! ”                             put the work in, then make yourself a journalistic jack of all trades.
         Cici Hong, U6 Student
         Alumnae Prefect                                What does the future hold for you?

6                                                       I’m about to leave the studio setting for a while, spending six months
                                                        as an on the road reporter - so I can say goodbye to the middle of the
                                                        night alarm clock for a bit...
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