Adam is joined in the D.I.I.verse Hub Studios by Gareth Owen Course Leader for Multimedia Journalism at the University of Wolverhampton for a fascinating conversation about journalism as a genre, politics and of course D.I.I.versity!
For two decades Gareth Owen has been at the heart of ITV newsrooms, reporting breaking news in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers each night. Now, his goals are longer term, the pace is a little more relaxed, but he sees his task as no less urgent or important.
His ITV career has taken him through a range of roles including Presenter, Political Correspondent, Sport Correspondent, Producer, News Editor, Planning Editor and Features Editor, working on both regional and national news programmes and on Champions League and FA Cup coverage.
Politics has been a big feature of Gareth’s time at ITV. He has interviewed every serving Prime Minister going back to Tony Blair, produced a monthly political panel programme in Westminster, and led ITV Central’s coverage of three General Elections and the EU Referendum.
But one of his biggest career highlights came not in news, but sport. In 2018 he led a small team to Gold Coast in Australia to cover the Commonwealth Games for the English regions.
Walking away from those memories at ITV was not an easy decision, but Gareth is clear that it was the right one;
“I feel enormously privileged to have travelled to incredible places and to have met fascinating people through journalism. Now I want to use my experience to give others the same chance... Too many young people, especially in areas like the Midlands, think that a job in journalism is out of reach. I want to do my part to make sure barriers are broken down and that a new generation of diverse talent is able to deliver the sort of journalism reporting society needs to thrive. It’s also important that journalists come from a range of different backgrounds, with different perspectives. I want to give more people the tools to succeed in this industry.”
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Adam is joined in the D.I.I.verse Hub Studios by Gareth Owen Course Leader for Multimedia Journalism at the University of Wolverhampton for a fascinating conversation about journalism as a genre, politics and of course D.I.I.versity!
For two decades Gareth Owen has been at the heart of ITV newsrooms, reporting breaking news in front of hundreds of thousands of viewers each night. Now, his goals are longer term, the pace is a little more relaxed, but he sees his task as no less urgent or important.
His ITV career has taken him through a range of roles including Presenter, Political Correspondent, Sport Correspondent, Producer, News Editor, Planning Editor and Features Editor, working on both regional and national news programmes and on Champions League and FA Cup coverage.
Politics has been a big feature of Gareth’s time at ITV. He has interviewed every serving Prime Minister going back to Tony Blair, produced a monthly political panel programme in Westminster, and led ITV Central’s coverage of three General Elections and the EU Referendum.
But one of his biggest career highlights came not in news, but sport. In 2018 he led a small team to Gold Coast in Australia to cover the Commonwealth Games for the English regions.
Walking away from those memories at ITV was not an easy decision, but Gareth is clear that it was the right one;
“I feel enormously privileged to have travelled to incredible places and to have met fascinating people through journalism. Now I want to use my experience to give others the same chance... Too many young people, especially in areas like the Midlands, think that a job in journalism is out of reach. I want to do my part to make sure barriers are broken down and that a new generation of diverse talent is able to deliver the sort of journalism reporting society needs to thrive. It’s also important that journalists come from a range of different backgrounds, with different perspectives. I want to give more people the tools to succeed in this industry.”
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