Wales Business Insider magazine features
Three interview features I wrote for Wales Business Insider magazine during my two-week work experience with them
Eszter Gurbicz
PPA accredited magazine journalist, studying MA Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. Interested in lifestyle, arts and sport
Examples of my work:
Why getting fired might be a good thing for Sainz
Leclerc wins Driver of the Day, Tsunoda scores at his home GP and Sainz is still going stronger than ever. Everything noteworthy from the Japanese Grand Prix 2024
‘I gave up on sports, then I found fencing’
First-person experience feature on attending my first-ever fencing competition
Plunge issue two 2024
On page 7, I wrote a travel piece for the Discover section. On page 16 ,I interviewed a personal trainer for a Q&A style article on her experience with cold-water therapy
Ferrari (2023): A new motorsport classic?
Released on Boxing Day, fans got a new film to watch while waiting for the F1 season to start. But if you’re wondering if it’s worth your time, here's what you need to know about Ferrari (2023)
Is photography still a viable career for young Welsh talent?
Despite some galleries in Wales setting up projects to support young photographers, opportunities are in decline, leaving artists wondering if the career they dreamed about might ever come true
‘I’m going to still be up on stage when I’m 80, brushing dust off my shoulders!’
King Cerulean’s leader Tom Large talks about balancing work and his passion for music ahead of the band’s upcoming biggest gig to date
Podcast: Reel Equality - Is diversity behind the screen real?
Produced this podcast episode for alt.cardiff about breaking down barriers for minorities in film and TV, talking to expert in the industry. Link to article and podcast
New buddy app to help night-time economy workers feel safer
A safety app initiative is among projects which try to help make walking around Cardiff safer for its night-time economy workers.
My background
My experience as a journalist includes writing for Alt.Cardiff, a
Cardiff-based alternative news website, where my published articles
include news, interview and feature pieces. I was especially interested
in covering stories on the arts and cultural field, such as new
exhibitions, my feature on the struggles of photography graduates in
Wales, and my interview with the leader of the Cardiff-born band King
Cerulean. I'm currently on work experience with Wales Business Insider
magazine, where I'm tasked with researching and writing features for the
print issue, interviewing and attending events around Cardiff.
I'm also interested in covering stories on sports, including motorsports. In my first-person experience feature (linked above), I wrote about my experience with fencing and explored the issues surrounding sport participation after childhood. I also wrote a Q&A piece for our class magazine Plunge about incorporating cold-water therapy into a training routine and its use for recovery. Due to my interest in motorsports I started a newsletter called The F1 Fan, where I write reviews, listicles, and create guides. I'm currently part of The Slow Journalism Company's mentoring programme called The Final Whistle Project, supporting aspiring female sport journalists.
I also studied environmental journalism and I'm interested in covering stories on sustainability. I previously interned at an e-commerce sustainable fashion website called Staiy where I wrote editorial content for their online magazine, covering a variety of topics on fashion and sustainability such as news, awards, legislation, technology, and products.
During my MA course I gained experience is magazine production,
holding the position of Production Editor at Plunge, a new magazine we
launched this year. My skills include sub-editing, creating page layouts
in Adobe InDesign and editing photos in Photoshop. I can produce and
edit multimedia content including photos, audio, podcasts and social
media videos using Adobe software such as Express, Rush, and Audition.
I'm familiar with publishing on Wordpress as well as newsletter publishing on Substack and Mailchimp. Apart from my own newsletter I was responsible for producing the bi-weekly newsletter of a communications agency I worked for prior my master's. I'm also experienced in SEO research and can create digital-first, SEO friendly content for websites.
Contact Me
Email: esztergurbicz@gmail.com