MY JOURNALISM CAREER SO FAR
FREELANCE WRITER, MATTDONAGHY.COM
September 2020 - present
Designing my own website using Wix, which users find easy to navigate
Engaging with my audience using the community tab, resulting in an interactive site that user thoroughly enjoy
Writing lifestyle, travel and food articles, which readers have given positive feedback on
FREELANCE WRITER, THE VEGAN REVIEW
May 2020 - present
Pitching ideas to the editor, such as a piece about vegan candy that was published and shared on social media
Formatting to maximize SEO, which resulted in many views for all of my articles, especially one about wrestling that was shared on many social media pages with lots of followers
Interviewing people for articles, such as social media influencers
RADIO PRESENTER, LISBURN'S 98FM
2017 - 2019
Successfully hosting live broadcasts, to a reach of over 100,000 people
Using Burli Newsroom for up to date news stories, and picking stories relevant to the show
Mixing music and microphone levels live on air, using a radio desk, which resulted in professional sounding broadcasts