Rachel Banning-Lover

Interested in all things global development and world news related, I write and commission articles for The Guardian's Global Development Professionals Network. I enjoy weaving in a bit of data journalism and social media where I can too.

Pitch me stories on financial inclusion.

Further background

Between 2008-2014, published in The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, Islington Gazette, Hackney Gazette, Hackney Post, The South Wales Echo, The York Press, Press Gazette, Nouse, The Daily Californian, and The South Wales Argus. Also on the FT Data Blog.

Undertaken work experience with The Financial Times' Interactive Team (April-May 2014) and The Times' digital team (March 2013).

Interned with the BBC World Service for three weeks in May 2013, working on their programmes Newshour and World Have Your Say. Pitched story ideas, booked guests, wrote briefs.

Volunteered as a presenter for NHSound, Neville Hall Hospital Radio (summers '10, '11). Chief Sub-Editor of Nouse 2011-2012. Communications Intern for the Dioceses of Guildford & Winchester summer 2012.

Graduated in June 2014 with a MA in Interactive Journalism from City University - combining a love of traditional news reporting with all things data and online community focused.

Interests

General news reporting/ feature writing/ data journalism/social media/where to eat, drink and shop in York/ baking/ studying abroad/ living and reporting in The Bay Area/ cooperative living/ historical research/ 20th Century social movements with The American Civil Rights Movement as a specialism/ International Relations/ Human Rights/ fundraising/ trekking/ travel/ my friends & family.

I have a driving licence and can eat with chopsticks.