Meet the team...
Presenters: Ahmed
| Nikki | Rebecca
Survivor's guide: Ashton
| Elizabeth | Gavin
Researchers:
Caroline | Melissa | Lydia
| Samantha
Melissa Mostyn
What did you have for breakfast this morning?
Bio-yoghurt – and I wish I'd had an apple as well!
Tell us a little about your education.
After attending Mary Hare I went onto a BA in fashion/textiles at the
University of the West of England, Bristol, and then a MA in fashion (option:
fashion journalism) at Central Saint Martins.
How did you land the job with VEE-TV?
When I heard about the job, I'd just been rejected for a job elsewhere,
so that gave me an incentive to charm the pants off the interviewers!
What are your favourite and least favourite parts of the job?
The best bit has got to be putting together a story that you know
will make great television! The worst bit? Travelling 200 miles up north
in pursuit of a story and finding none!
What do you like most about the show itself?
Its vibrancy. I also love the way it raises new issues, such as deaf/hearing
relationships, what it's like to
be an interpreter, deaf prisoners
and so on.
What do you do when you're not working for VEE-TV – for money
and for pleasure?
More than anything, I love to browse London's markets on a Saturday morning.
Anything I do for money has to be something I take great pleasure in:
I adore writing and dream of having my own book published.
Have you always wanted to work in the media?
Although I loved The Clothes Show, I didn't think seriously about
working in the media until I began reading fashion magazines as a BA student.
How did you get started? During my MA studies I did a work placement
at the Daily Telegraph, and then guest-edited Deafview,
the Channel 4 Teletext news column, for a year. Once I graduated, I began
my freelance journalism by approaching tons of fashion editors with magazine
ideas.
What advice would you give to young deaf people interested in working
in the media? What qualities do you think you need?
Accuracy, a great eye for visuals, imagination, perseverance, good humour,
patience and self-motivation are a must. You also need to be thick-skinned,
switched-on and open-minded with your interviewees – some people may get
upset by the way their views are represented in the media.
What do you think is the most important issue facing the Deaf community
at the moment?
Deaf awareness in the workplace still needs improvement. There are tons
of extremely talented young deaf people out there without a job that matches
their calibre.
What are your ambitions?
Apart from getting about five (!!) books published, my ambition might
be to set up my own trend-setting, genuinely intelligent fashion magazine.
I'd also love to report on the catwalk shows for national television.
Who's your hero or biggest influence?
Katie Grand is one of the best fashion stylists around and I wish I'd
invented her magazine, Pop.
Can you recommend anything you've seen recently – book, film,
website, DVD, whatever?
Nicole Kidman seems to have built up an impressive body of work lately.
She sparkled in Birthday Girl and I can't wait to see her in The
Hours.
What's your perfect day?
Finding the perfect vintage bargain on the Portobello Road!
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