CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: John Peter Millington
Bio: I am a nationally published freelance journalist currently working in health public relations in London
Cutting my teeth as a busy news reporter at the national daily, the Morning Star for nearly 4 years, I have expertise and experience writing about current affairs, international relations, community campaigning, women’s rights, new music and sport.
I have broadcasting experience, having anchored a documentary for independent media outlet Union News in 2011.
I am NCTJ trained in multiple areas including video journalism and essential media law.
*Click here for an example of my video journalism work
PORTFOLIO: https://www.clippings.me/johnjournalist
CONTACT DETAILS: jmillingtonjournalist@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS: BA Honours Degree in Politics and IR (2:2) (2002/2005
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/KEY PUBLISHED WORK:
NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS:
Morning Star – News reporter for more than 3 years. http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/t8b14a0-john%20millington (just my freelance work)
- Dynamic reporter writing news, features, reviews and unearthing EXCLUSIVES
- Expertise and experience in writing about industrial relations, politics, foreign affairs and the arts
- Court reports, campaigns, overseas work, parliament, business leaders, economics
- Team player, individual initiative, flexibility
MAGAZINES:
Unite Works – Bi monthly magazine for the UK’s biggest trade union (1.4m members)
Red Pepper – popular political bi monthly http://www.redpepper.org.uk/by/john-millington/
RMT News – In house magazine of a trade union representing transport workers.
Liberty – Popular Irish Magazine: http://www.siptu.ie/bulletin/pdf/1366734768LibertyApril2013.pdf (pg 27)
The Journalist – http://issuu.com/nujupload/docs/journalist_mayjune15
MULTI-MEDIA:
- Liberal Conspiracy – Most popular liberal blog in Britain: Features
http://liberalconspiracy.org/2013/04/09/thatchers-legacy-still-shackles-the-workers-of-today/
- Union News – International Multi-media platform: News, features and documentary presenting
http://union-news.co.uk/author/john-millington/
- Left Foot Forward – Leading UK political blog: News and features
http://www.leftfootforward.org/author/johnmillington/
- Union Solidarity International – International Multi-media platform: Features
http://usilive.org/venezuela-a-union-perspective/
- Left Futures – Leading Westminster political blog: features
http://www.leftfutures.org/2013/02/blacklisting-out-of-the-darkness-cometh-the-light/