Helen Pidd Explained

Helen Pidd
Birth Place:Hest Bank, Lancashire
Employer:The Guardian
Alma Mater:University of Edinburgh
Occupation:Journalist

Helen Pidd (born 1981) is a British journalist who is a news writer for The Guardian,[1] succeeding Martin Wainwright as the paper's Northern Editor, based in Manchester, in spring 2013.[2]

Early life and education

Pidd was born in Hest Bank in Lancaster and went to school in nearby Morecambe.[3] She studied German at the University of Edinburgh before joining The Guardian. While at the university she regularly contributed to The Student newspaper.

Career

In 2002, Pidd co-founded Fest Magazine, an alternative Edinburgh Festival magazine, and that same year was also a runner-up in The Guardian media awards best feature writer section.[4]

She began freelancing for The Guardian before her graduation in 2004.[4] Since joining the paper's staff, she has been the Berlin correspondent and worked briefly in Delhi before moving to Manchester in 2013.[5] She is also the author of Bicycle – Love Your Bike: the Complete Guide to Everyday Cycling. [6]

Awards and honours

While at university, Pidd won Student Journalist of the Year 2002 in The Glasgow Herald's media awards.

Notes and References

  1. http://journalisted.com/helen-pidd Helen Pidd's articles
  2. David Prior, "Pidd aims to 'breathe new life' into Guardian coverage", Prolific North, 14 January 2013.
  3. Web site: nah - i never say I'm from Lancaster. I always say Morecambe cos it's where I went to school and Hest Bank was nearer there. Plus Jon R is actually a bit famous.. Helen . Pidd. 6 June 2019 . Twitter.
  4. Web site: Profile: Helen Pidd. University of Edinburgh. ed.ac.uk . 15 July 2015 .
  5. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/helenpidd Helen Pidd
  6. News: How to get on your bike. Juttla. Sonia. 2010-06-15. telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 2020-01-21. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200122041656/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/7801050/How-to-get-on-your-bike.html. 2020-01-22.