Mieka Smiles
Assistant News Editor @Daily Express
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WORK HISTORY
Assistant News Editor @Daily Express
London, GB
EDUCATION
University of Sunderland
NCTJ Preliminary Examination Series in Newspaper Journalism
University of Sunderland
Master's degree, Journalism
Leeds Beckett University
BA (Hons), Media and Popular Culture
Darlington College
NCE Senior Journalism Qualification
ABOUT MIEKA SMILES
Columnist and assistant news editor for The Express.• As a senior news reporter for The Express I regularly hit two million page views a month. • I have a weekly column in The Express. My opinion pieces are widely read, shared and commented on by thousands. • I have written freelance articles for titles including The Guardian, MailOnline, TheSun, The Mirror and many more local and national publications.• From August 2014 to August 2015 I achieved more than 17 million page views for Teesside Live. • My exclusive stories have been syndicated globally and have been the most read on sites including The Mirror.• I have interviewed an array of high profile figures – including in the fields of entertainment, politics, sport and business. • I’m a senior NCTJ qualified journalist with an MA in journalism. • I have been the health editor for the Sunday Sun.• I was fashion editor across a group of titles including The Journal, The Chronicle and The Sunday Sun.• I regularly deputised for the features editor at NCJ Media and crime reporter at The Hartlepool Mail. • I have experience of court reporting at both magistrates and crown court.• From January 2018 - June 2018 I gained around 50 pieces of coverage across local, national and trade press featuring the luxury brands I represented.• I have rapidly grown brands\' audience for social media channels, increasing users and engagement.
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