Jenny Mccudden Email & Phone Number

Sligo, County Sligo, Ireland

Ballina

Internal Communications Specialist working for the Road Safety Authority. My role involves implementing communications strategies for various projects across the public body. In addition, I write presentations and edit newsletters and other Internal Communications channels. I'm also involved in event management and provide communications advice to all staff.

Sligo

My responsibilities include editing Sligo's biggest selling newspaper and managing an editorial team to produce a top quality product every week while also maintaining social media platforms related to the paper. My role also involves getting out and about in the community to promote all that is positive about Sligo city and county.

Senior news reporter with The Irish Sun - getting front page scoops, including exclusive interviews with Fr. Kevin Reynolds and Ronan Keating when both subjects were top of the news agenda in Ireland.

Nuig, Ul, Independent Colleges

Guest Lecturing in TV Journalism at NUIG, UL and Independent Colleges.

Galway

Pre-recorded and live reporting for TV3 news bulletins, avid editing of TV3 news packages. News gathering, scripting and reporting on national issues - both news and features - along the Western seaboard. Wrote, produced and directed award-winning documentary presented by Gay Byrne, based on my non-fiction book Impact (The Collins Press, 2010) - on the human stories behind the statistics of road deaths in Ireland.Reported from Liberia on the peace-keeping mission of Irish troops.Reported live from Kiev, Ukraine during city protests in 2009.

South East Asia, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Us.

In March 2006, I took the decision to travel for four months between jobs at the BBC and TV3. I wrote extensively in a travel diary during this trip, some of which inspired my thesis in my MA in Writing in 2009.

London, United Kingdom

News production and reporting for BBC News and BBC News 24.One year spent on secondment to BBC Midlands Today as Entertainment Correspondent.Interviewed host of big name stars visiting Birmingham Arenas.Exclusive TV interview with President Bill Clinton in Ghana for BBC Midlands Today.Produced for BBC News in Belfast, across UK, and France, including Ellen MacArthur Vendée Globe success in 2001.

Dublin

Reporting - live and pre-recorded on the national news stories of the day for TV3 News bulletins, from court to crime to human interest. Reported live from Cape Cod on the death of JFK Junior.

Tullamore, Co. Offaly

Presented and produced afternoon chat show, Midlands Today. Reported and presented for Midlands Radio 3 hourly news bulletins.

Athlone, Co. Westmeath

General news reporter for local newspapers spanning two counties, coverage included courts and council meetings, advertorial and human interest stories. Generated much of my own content for the papers.

Dublin

DCU student work placement as reporter - after which time I contributed on a freelance basis. I also contributed articles at this time to The Sunday People, The Big Issue and Irish trade magazines.

Bachelor'S Degree, Journalism With French, 2.1

Activities and Societies: Drama Soc. College Newspaper, DCU FM

Diploma, Social Media Marketing

Diploma in Social Media Marketing with the Digital Marketing Institute, Dublin.

Master'S Degree, Writing, First-Class Honours

Activities and Societies: MA in writing class of 2009 wrote and published a collection of short stories and poetry called Three Times.

Leaving Certificate, Honours, 2 (A) 5 (B)

Activities and Societies: Debating.