Hi, I’m Ionie
A visionary, tenacious media history author who enjoys bringing stories of media, trailblazers, and history makers to life in a visionary and creative style that informs and inspires.
Ionie Benjamin author of groundbreaking media history book, Black Press in Britain. Look out for the second edition coming soon.
Radio Producer and Presenter.
Video Producer and Editor.
Early on
I specialise in researching and writing about magazine, newspaper and broadcast journalism and I am fascinated by the capability to bring to life extraordinary and amazing stories which shine the spotlight on the issues that need a voice. From early on, I fell in love with the idea of researching, interviewing and creating those untold stories that are inspiring and making a positive difference. So far I have produced a groundbreaking media history book, contributed content across multimedia platforms such as BBC, Virgin Media, Voice Newspaper and continue to seek new opportunities to progress.
Current
I am currently developing a series of multimedia projects and working towards collaborating with communities, individuals and groups that encourage creativity, socio-economic inclusion and development. As a post-graduate who has studied journalism, broadcasting and publishing I make sure that I continue refreshing my skills. These include editing, producing, videography, research and content development the past few years and I’m still learning every day. I am building a media heritage projects as well as working on transcribing an extensive collection of interviews.