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Journalism Speaker Profiles

Malcolm Jack is a freelance arts, culture, lifestyle and travel journalist based in . He writes for titles including The Guardian, The Big Issue, Metro, , The List, easyJet Traveller, Waitrose Food, bInspired, National Geographic and Conde Nast Traveller. He began his career in 2004 immediately after graduating from the University of Edinburgh with an MA Honours in History. He has never owned a suit.

Arusa Qureshi studied English Literature at the University of Edinburgh and graduated in 2015. She currently works as a Content Producer for The List, having completed an MSc in Magazine Publishing in 2016. She was the winner of the Postgraduate Student of the Year award at the 2016 Scottish Magazine Awards and her dissertation won the Postgraduate Dissertation prize at the 2017 London Book Fair International Excellence Awards. Most recently, she was announced as the winner in the features category of the 2017 Allen Wright Award for arts journalists under 30

Nick Mitchell is an online journalist and editor with more than 10 years' experience in digital media. After graduating from the University of Edinburgh in 2006 with a degree in English Language and Literature, he took a journalism postgraduate diploma at Napier University, before freelancing in arts writing for titles like The List, The Skinny and Clash Magazine. He joined The Scotsman's digital team in 2008 after working any shift that was going for a year, and soon became deputy digital editor. In 2012 Nick became Head of Content for a new UK entertainment website called WOW247, and in 2015 he was the launch editor for iNews.co.uk, the new website for The i . He currently works in a group digital role for Johnston Press, working with online editors across the country. Outside of the day job Nick is interested in music, film and football, and also tries to find the time to indulge a side-project in screenwriting.

Katrina Tweedie is a Scottish journalist who has worked as a staff writer for a number of national in the UK, covering both news and features. She also freelanced for more than 10 years, including a spell in Africa, reporting from Zimbabwe, Zambia, and South Africa amongst other countries. After returning to she joined Media Scotland - Scotland's largest news brand and publishers of the , Sunday Mail and 17 regional titles. As Head of Digital Content, she helped oversee the development of the company's digital portfolio, including the launch of news websites including Scotland Now and Glasgow Live. Now working as Commercial Editor, she liaises between the editorial and advertising departments, overseeing the delivery of commercial content.

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