Abby Rampling

• JOURNALIST •

Hi! I'm a BA Journalism student at the University of Lancashire, currently working towards a gold standard NCTJ qualification. As I go into my final year, I am looking for new opportunities to take on as a postgraduate. I am particularly passionate about women's sports, telling local stories, and environmental communications.

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Recent articles:

Spirit and vibe of Tokyo Jo’s to return with latest reunion night

Preston DJ bought the iconic Tokes brand and now hosts reunion nights to keep the party going.

Work experience

The Stamford Mercury

• Local newspaper •

Conducted interviews to produce engaging human-interest-led stories at a local level. Later invited back to join the sports desk where I underwent in-depth research about sports from cricket to American football to ensure accurate reporting.

Stories:

Josh Hull earns his first England Lions call-up

Bourne woman joins Team GB for Women’s American Football European Championship final

PUBLISHED

The Babbler

• Personal travel blog •

Documented a two week backpacking trip as first time travellers. Featured voice-led pieces with satirical anecdotes of the trip about each destination. The route consisted of eight stops across Europe, all travelled to via inter-rail.

SELF-PUBLISHED

Beyond The 90

• Online football publication •

I started for the brand as a podcast host in the January of 2024. In the February, I stepped into the role of sports reporter as the online publication began to cover more matches.

Later I helped to grow the social media channels, garnering 173k views on my TikTok content. I then became editor where I published a team of 10’s work.

I attended press conferences, events and regularly reported from the press box as we became WSL-accredited and later WFA Cup-accredited. I’ve reported from stadiums ranging from Walton Hall Park to venues as big as the Emirates and Wembley.

PUBLISHED

Bloomberg

• Financial news publication •

Successfully pitched a story at a networking event and won a day of shadowing at their London Headquarters. Gained valuable insight into how the roles in a multimedia newsroom coalesce.

SHADOWING

The Telegraph

• National newspaper •

Spent the semi-final week of the WEuro 2025 tournament creating various pieces of copy and providing research for other journalists.

Portfolio of copy on request.

PUBLISHED

The Lancashire Telegraph

• Local newspaper •

Spent a week writing articles and conducting interviews for Newsquest North West after winning a placement through an interviewing competition.

Stories:

Bereaved parents raise £9,000 for cold cot in baby Sophia’s name

Campaign to bring Sir Hare sculpture back to Rawtenstall

Full portfolio upon request.

PUBLISHED

Rolling Stone UK

• Magazine •

Shadowed the Commercial Content Editor, learning how sponsorship and advertising works within magazines. Showed how page layouts are planned and was able to live-blog from the Rolling Stone Awards 2025.

SHADOWING/RUNNER

Blog Preston

• Local blog •

Produced multiple articles for the online publication, interviewing local people and studying their organisation's tone. Created social media content for their TikTok platform.

Stories:

Spirit and vibe of Tokyo Jo’s to return with latest reunion night

Preston’s Flag Market to see protest against Reform UK’s plans that leave care homes in limbo

The Old Station Café in Longridge reaches the end of the line

PUBLISHED

University project:

Unplugged magazine

I founded a quarterly hobbies magazine geared at the younger generation of people trying to get away from their screens. Unplugged offers different hobbies to try out and explore as an alternative to 'doom-scrolling'.

Dummy issue:

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Media pack:

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