Helen Pidd
Born1981 (age 42–43)
Hest Bank, Lancashire
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
OccupationJournalist
EmployerThe Guardian
Websitewww.theguardian.com/profile/helenpidd

Helen Pidd (born 1981) is a British journalist who is a news writer for The Guardian,[1][2] succeeding Martin Wainwright as the paper's Northern Editor, based in Manchester, in Spring 2013.[3]

Early life and education

Pidd was born in Hest Bank in Lancaster and went to school in nearby Morecambe.[4] 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.[5]

She began freelancing for The Guardian before her graduation in 2004.[5] Since joining the paper's staff, she has been the Berlin correspondent and worked briefly in Delhi before moving to Manchester in 2013.[6] She is also the author of Bicycle – Love Your Bike: the Complete Guide to Everyday Cycling. [7]

Awards and honours

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

References

  1. ^ Helen Pidd on Twitter Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Helen Pidd's articles at journalisted.com.
  3. ^ David Prior, "Pidd aims to 'breathe new life' into Guardian coverage", Prolific North, 14 January 2013.
  4. ^ Pidd, Helen (6 June 2019). "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". Twitter.
  5. ^ a b "Profile: Helen Pidd". ed.ac.uk. University of Edinburgh.
  6. ^ Helen Pidd at The Guardian website.
  7. ^ Juttla, Sonia (15 June 2010). "How to get on your bike". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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