Mark Branagan

Selected and checked news stories for relevance and accuracy every day.

Reviewed court and inquest coverage to support timely reporting.

• Spotted key developments in news feeds for quick story selection.
• Shifts for Daily Telegraph, Times, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Mail on Online, Sun, Sun on Line, Mirror, Daily and Sunday Express, Daily Star, local TV and radio.
• Wrote feature articles, enriched the newspaper's variety of content.
• Pitched innovative story ideas regularly, contributed to editorial planning.
• Fostered relationships with sources for access to exclusive information.
• Worked under pressure during crisis situations, ensured accurate coverage.
• Travelled extensively for on-the-ground reporting of major events.
• Managed up to four jobs a day.

• Managed team of journalists, ensuring high standard of news reporting.
• Oversaw daily operations in busy newsroom, ensuring smooth workflow.
• Led editorial meetings to ensure effective communication and organisation.
• Investigated breaking news stories, ensuring accurate and timely reporting.
• Mentored junior reporters, fostering professional growth and development.
• Streamlined newsroom processes by implementing efficient work protocols.
• Pitched innovative story ideas to keep content fresh and engaging.
• Collaborated with photographers to enhance visual elements of news stories.

• Worked flexible hours, covering nights, weekends and bank holidays.
• Offered friendly, efficient customer service and handled challenging situations with ease.
• Displayed energy and enthusiasm in fast-paced environment.
• Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
• Carried out day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Successfully delivered on tasks within tight deadlines.
• Improved efficiency and productivity by acquiring new skills.
• Knowledge of a variety of systems culminating in Atex.
• Ran Scarborough District Office with duties in York and Hull.
• Covered courts, inquests, council meetings, conferences and liaised with photographers.
• District and national stories in Scarborough, York and Hull.
• Often worked alone or as part of a busy team in York or Leeds.

• Led editorial team for high standard news delivery.
• Extensive experience in door knocking
• Met bereaved relatives face to face in tragic situations and got them to talk.
• Edited junior reporters' articles, improving quality of output.
• Reported on major events, providing balanced coverage.
• Wrote detailed investigative reports exposing corruption and malpractice.
• Maintained accuracy under pressure whilst meeting tight deadlines.

• Delivered breaking news with concise writing and editing skills.
• Gained evening paper experience in a busy head office.
• Finding stories in what was then a very hard news area
• Gained experience writing features
• New Editing experience. Regular Saturdays I ran the news desk with a team of journalists and photographers to give out duties to. I was on call during the whole weekend to deal with issues.

• Fostered strong relationships with industry sources to ensure exclusive scoops.
• Learned to write for national papers
• Learned to be concise with no story longer than 12 paragraphs.
• Coming up with ideas for stories
• Extensive court reporting and inquests
• Following up local papers, turning local stories into national ones

• First job. Gained experience of courts, council meetings and inquests. Did police calls on a regular basis
• Covered a district patch
• Attend press conferences for first-hand reportage.
• Contributed ideas during team meetings, such as Gateshead Post's jobs campaign
• Worked under pressure during breaking news situations, maintaining composure and professionalism.
• Edited press releases, ensuring accuracy and clarity.