Journalism Workshop
We were delighted to welcome Oliver Holt, chief sports writer at The Mail on Sunday, and former Sports Writer of the Year and Sports Journalist of the Year, to talk to Year 8 about a career in journalism.
Mr Holt spoke about the highs and lows of such a career which has included stints at The Times and The Mirror, the former including getting to interview the actor Paul Newman, the latter including being present for Ayrton Senna’s fatal crash at Imola. The boys asked lots of searching questions about the realities of a career in journalism and learnt a lot about a sphere that is having to change radically in the face of pressure from the internet and social media.