Our students have been graduating from City into long, successful and interesting jobs in journalism for almost 40 years.
Over 5,000 City Journalism graduates now work in the media in the UK and internationally, with many now at the top of their profession - including national newspaper editors, news anchors, magazine editors, and award-winning writers.
Take a look at some of our leading alumni below and what they have achieved since leaving City.
Leading alumni
Over 5,000 City Journalism alumni are working as reporters, broadcasters, anchors, feature writers and in many other roles in the UK and internationally.
Gary Younge
The Guardian
Newspaper Journalism, 1993
Sophie Raworth
Presenter, BBC News
Broadcast Journalism, 1992
Ben Preston
Editor, Radio Times
Newspaper Journalism, 1987
Simon Rogers
Editor, Guardian Datablog
Newspaper Journalism, 1991
Tania Hershman
Writer
Periodical Journalism, 1994.
More leading alumni working in newspapers
- John Aglionby - Financial Times (Indonesia correspondent) | Newspaper Journalism, 1995
- Kamal Ahmed - Business Editor, Sunday Telegraph | Newspaper Journalism, 1991
- Decca Aitkenhead - The Guardian | Newspaper Journalism, 1995
- Ian Birrell Columnist | Dip Journalism, 1985
- Alice Fisher - Deputy Editor at The Observer Magazine | Periodical Journalism, 1995
- Stephen Foley - Associate Business Editor, The Independent | Newspaper Journalism, 1999
- James Harding - Editor, The Times | Newspaper Journalism, 1995
- Ian King - Business & City Editor, The Times | Newspaper Journalism, 1994
- Will Lewis - Management and Standards Committee, News Corporation | Periodical Journalism, 1991
- John Mullin - Editor, Independent on Sunday | Dip Journalism, 1985
- George Parker - Political Editor, Financial Times | Newspaper Journalism, 1988
- Alexis Petridis - Guardian's head rock and pop critic and the music editor of GQ | Periodical Journalism, 1995
- Laura Topham - Daily Mail | Periodical Journalism, 2005
- Matt Wells - Blogs editor and presenter of Media Talk, The Guardian | Newspaper Journalism, 1995
- Gary Younge - Feature writer, The Guardian | Newspaper Journalism, 1993.
More leading alumni working in broadcasting
- Samira Ahmed - Freelance | Newspaper Journalism, 1990
- Richard Arnold - GMTV | Periodical Journalism, 1993
- Mark Chapman - BBC Sport | Broadcast Journalism, 1996
- Ellie Crisell - BBC News | Broadcast Journalism, 2000
- John Escolme - History Manager, BBC (Director General's office) | Broadcast Journalism, 1992
- Adam Fleming - Political Reporter, BBC Westminster | Broadcast Journalism, 2002
- Faisal Islam - Political Editor, Sky News | Newspaper Journalism, 2000
- Andrew Harding - BBC News (Africa correspondent) | Broadcast Journalism, 1990
- Gillian Joseph - Sky News | Broadcast Journalism, 1991
- Richard Klein - Head of Factual, ITV | Dip Journalism, 1985
- James Landale - BBC News | Broadcast Journalism, 1992
- Liliane Landor - Editor, BBC World Service news and current affairs | International Journalism, 1989
- Kirsty Lang - BBC | Dip Journalism, 1985
- Dermot Murnaghan - Sky News | Dip Journalism, 1986
- Ramita Navai - Channel 4 Unreported World | Broadcast Journalism, 2003
- Bridgid Nzekwu - Channel 4 News | Broadcast Journalism, 1997
- Keme Nzerem - Channel 4 News | Broadcast Journalism, 2000
- Sophie Raworth - BBC News | Broadcast Journalism, 1992
- Johnny Saunders - BBC Radio 2 | Broadcast Journalism, 1998
- Barbara Serra - Al Jazeera | Broadcast Journalism, 1999
- Caroline Wyatt - BBC News | Periodical Journalism, 1990
- Jo Whiley - BBC Radio 1 | Radio Journalism, 1987.
More leading alumni working in magazines
- Sarah Bailey - Deputy Editor, Harper's Bazaar | Periodical Journalism, 1989
- Jane Bruton - Editor, Grazia | Periodical Journalism, 1990
- Anna Cook - Commissioning Editor, Woman's Own | Periodical Journalism, 2004
- Mark Dinning - Editor, Empire | BA Journalism, 1999
- Celia Duncan - Associate Editor, Vogue | Periodical Journalism, 1994
- Phil Hebblethwaite - Editor, The Stool Pigeon | Periodical Journalism, 2001
- Helen Lewis - Deputy Editor, New Statesman | Newspaper Journalism, 2005
- Miranda Levy - Editor, Mother & Baby | Periodical Journalism, 1992
- Barry McIlheney - Chief Executive, PPA | Newspaper Journalism, 1984
- John Mulvey - Deputy Editor, Uncut | Periodical Journalism, 1990
- Fuad Nahdi - Publisher, Q News | International Journalism, 1984
- Fraser Nelson - Editor, Spectator | Newspaper Journalism, 1996
- Catherine Pepinster - Editor, The Tablet | Dip Journalism, 1981
- Ben Preston - Editor, Radio Times | Newspaper Journalism, 1987
More leading alumni working in online and digital
- James Ball - Data editor, The Guardian | Investigative Journalism, 2008
- Szu Ping Chan - Online reporter, Telegraph Media Group | Newspaper Journalism, 2010
- Caroline Crampton - Web editor, News Statesman | Newspaper Journalism, 2010
- Kate Day - Social media and engagement editor, Telegraph | Newspaper Journalism, 2007
- Shona Ghosh - Digital media journalist, StrategyEye | Newspaper Journalism, 2009
- John Jelley - Created Sky News for iPad | Broadcast Journalism, 2005
- Laura Oliver - Community coordinator, news, Guardian.co.uk | Newspaper Journalism, 2007
- Sebastian Payne - Online editor, The Spectator | Investigative Journalism, 2011
- Conrad Quilty-Harper - Interactive news editor, Telegraph | Investigative Journalism, 2010
- Katherine Robinson - Deputy Editor Online, HELLO! Magazine | Journalism BA Hons program, 2003
- Simon Rogers - Data Editor, Twitter | Newspaper Journalism, 1991
- Martin Stabe - Producer, FT.com interactive desk | International Journalism, 2005
- Anthony Thornton - Digital Development Director, IPC Media | Periodical Journalism, 1997
- Gemma van der Kamp - iPad app editor, RTL Nederland | International Journalism, 2011
- Ben Whitelaw - Communities editor, The Times (and co-founder, WannabeHacks) | Newspaper Journalism, 2011
- Tom Whitwell - Editorial director, Times Digital | Newspaper Journalism, 1996
More leading alumni working as writers and other fields
Writers
- Chris Ayres - War Reporting for Cowards | Death By Leisure: a cautionary tale
- Patrick Neate - Winner of 2001 Whitbread Novel Prize and 2004 National Book Critics Circle Criticism Award - Jerusalem | Twelve Bar Blues | City of Tiny Lights | The London Pigeon Wars | Musungu Jim and the Great Chief Tuloko | Where You're At: Notes from the Frontline of a Hip Hop Planet
- James Meek - The People's Act of Love | We are Now Beginning Our Descent | Drivetime
- Ellie Levenson - The Noughtie Girl's Guide to Feminism
- Justine Picardie - Coco Chanel | Daphne | If The Spirit Moves You: Love and Life After Death | My Mother's Wedding Dress: The Life and Afterlife of Clothes | Wish I May | Truth or Dare
- Imogen Edwards-Jones - Hotel Babylon | Pop Babylon | Beach Babylon | Wedding Babylon | Air Babylon | Fashion Babylon
- Richard Benson - (former editor of The Face), The Farm
- JoJo Moyes - Silver Bay | Foreign Fruit | The Ship of Brides | The Peacock Emporium | Sheltering Rain
- Catherine Townsend - Sleeping Around: Secrets of a Sexual Adventuress
- Tania Hershman - Commended, Orange Award for New Writers, 2009. The White Road and Other Stories
- Julia Llewellyn Smith - The Love Trainer | If I Were You | Amy's Honeymoon
Other fields
- Robert Chote - Chairman, Office for Budgetary Responsibility
- Meg Hillier MP - MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch
- Sharon Maguire - Director, Bridget Jones' Diary
- Shaun Pye - Writer and actor