Brand vs Boundaries: Navigating Visibility as an Emerging Journalist

Are you building your voice as a journalist, writer or media professional?

Join our next online panel exploring visibility, identity, personal branding and boundaries in journalism.

Led by Cultural Journalist and Community Organiser Sheryl Njini, this session will look at how emerging journalists can show up online, build a public voice and stay grounded in their values.

We’ll hear from journalists, writers and media professionals working across culture, criticism, PR, communications and independent publishing, sharing insight on authenticity, professionalism, audience expectations and online presence.

This session is perfect for students, early-career writers, freelancers and anyone exploring journalism from a non-traditional background.

Damian Kerlin is an award-winning PR and Communications Director, journalist and broadcaster. His work spans journalism, broadcasting, public relations and strategic communications, with a focus on reputation, storytelling and audience engagement. Damian will be speaking about personal brand, professional boundaries and communicating with clarity and intention. You can find him on Instagram or LinkedIn. 

Llinos Anwyl is a Wales-based writer whose work explores belonging, access, identity and the social structures that shape everyday life. Their writing often examines who gets to belong, who is expected to adapt, and how personal experience connects to wider systems. Llinos will be speaking about voice, identity, access and the relationship between personal perspective and public writing. You can find them on LinkedIn or Substack. 

Niall Smith is an award-winning music and culture journalist, archivist and founder of the print and digital magazine The Culture Crypt. His work spans long-form storytelling, cultural research and archiving, with bylines in DAZED, Wonderland, Apple Music, Complex UK, TRENCH, NME, DJ Mag, CLASH and GRM Daily. Niall will be speaking about building a strong editorial identity, independent publishing and navigating visibility as a cultural journalist. You can find him on Instagram or his website. 

Join us online 6.00pm – 7.00pm on Tuesday 2nd June. The event will take place on Zoom and you can register here. Everyone is welcome to attend, and the event is free and open to non-members, even if you’re not in or from Wales.

Live real-time captioning will be available.

Do email us at silvia@inclusivejournalism.cymru if you have any accessibility needs we can help with.