I am an NCTJ-qualified freelance journalist with 15 years’ experience writing news and features for national and local newspapers, consumer magazines, trade journals and online. As a copywriter I also provide a comprehensive range of professional writing services, including thought leadership, PR press releases, white paper reports and contract publishing for clients in a range of industries and fields.

My writing has featured in national newspapers inluding The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mirror, The Times, The New Statesman, The Independent & i, Byline Times and Westminster-focused political magazine The House. I have also written for various online publications including The Huffington Post, Open Democracy and Politics Home, and am a regular news and features writer for my local newspaper, Nottingham Post, a Reach Plc publication.

To see a selection of my most recent articles please visit my blog page.

Through this wide range of experience I am able to offer a flexible service to suit any writing and research need. This includes:

Freelance feature writing
News shifts
PR – consultancy & account management
PR – press release writing
Conference & events production

 

I am fully NCTJ qualified and have a Masters in Newspaper Journalism from Nottingham Trent University, as well as an English BA from Birmingham University (read more on my educational background)

ben@benedictcooper.co.uk