Rachel Horne is a visual artist, writer and activist who co-founded Doncopolitan, a print magazine in a studio in Doncaster. Born during the miners’ strike, her work is dedicated to telling the story of her community through art and writing, she is an advocate for grassroots social change. In 2020 she co-produced Made In Doncaster with Guardian film maker John Domokos. The film highlighted the way national news often leaves communities feeling disempowered and misrepresented.

She is a dedicated arts practitioner working in palliative care for nine years and now in the community. She is currently studying an MA in Art Psychotherapy at Goldsmiths.

Fatima Manji is an award-winning broadcaster and journalist who anchors the UK's Channel 4 News. She reports on major national and international stories, and is best known for breaking stories with a global impact. She is also the author of Hidden Heritage: Rediscovering Britain’s Lost Love of the Orient (2021).

James Mitchinson is the Editor of The Yorkshire Post and Editorial Director for JPI Media Yorkshire. He began as a trainee reporter on the Worksop Guardian in 2002 and now oversees three regional daily titles, 25 weeklies and 140 employed staff journalists. These titles generate over one million page views per day.

Roger Lytollis a is a three-time winner at the Regional Press Awards. And a twelve-time loser at the North West Media Awards. He isn't bitter about that at all. His book Panic As Man Burns Crumpet has been widely praised: “For those who know about provincial newspapers, this will be a classic. Those who don't know will envy what they have missed . . . It is a terrific piece of work.” Melvyn Bragg