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Hello, I'm Oli Mansfield

BROADCAST JOURNALIST AND PODCAST HOST

Words: The Times, Palatinate, City News

Radio: Times Radio

Podcast: Under One Sky

TV: City News, Pal Tv

My Most Recent Work

The Times •

Who is responsible for the Post Office scandal?

Since the rollout of the faulty Horizon system, thousands of Post Office branch managers have been wrongly accused of offences including theft and fraud.

Many of those affected have spent the past 15 years pursuing justice, having been left in financial and emotional ruin as they were forced to close the businesses they loved and were dragged through the courts. During their quest to expose the truth, campaigners repeatedly raised concerns with Post Office managers and executives, as well as go
The Times •

Cash-strapped council gave comic Simon Harris £500,000 to run Facebook page

A council paid an internet prankster nearly £500,000 to run a Facebook page during the pandemic in a bid to “engage” the local community.

Simon Harris, a self-professed “anti-Tory”, was contracted by the Conservative-controlled Essex county council to run a Facebook community group in an attempt to reach residents who had ignored previous messaging.

Harris was paid £493,000 in 34 instalments by the cash-strapped council, which announced on Tuesday that council tax was being raised by five per
The Times •

80m sharks killed and sold as ‘mystery meat’

More sharks are being killed and sold as “mystery meat” despite the introduction of rules to protect them, researchers say.

About 80 million sharks were killed worldwide in 2019, up from 76 million in 2012, according a peer-reviewed study by American scientists, despite a ten-fold increase in regulations.

In recent years several countries have brought in rules to curb “finning” — the cutting off of the dorsal fin. The UK banned the import and export of fins last year. Finning often happens whe
City News •

Cost of going green 'too high' for Londoners

Climate campaigners and activists say that going “green” is currently a “luxury” for Londoners given financial pressures.

Although nine in ten Londoners are motivated to tackle climate change, the cost of climate action is too great for most people in London.

A new poll by London Councils found that for nearly three in four Londoners the cost-of-living crisis has made it more difficult to take action.

Climate activist Mark Shayler said the cost of living crisis “has made everything harder” an

Under One Sky Podcast

A podcast exploring the bigger story of homelessness. 

I hosted and produced the Under One Sky Podcast, on behalf of a major Homelessness charity based in London

  • From Pitch -----> to Product
  • Involved: Researching, Interviewing, Hosting & Editing

Barnet FC could be coming home

Barnet FC are planning to move back to Barnet, leaving their ten-year exile in Harrow.

Oli spoke to Beespod and the commerical manager at Barnet FC to get their take.

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A little bit about me.

  • Studying Broadcast Journalism (MA) at City University, London towards my BJTC
  • Geography BA from Durham University (1st)
  • Interested in multimedia journalism focused on: 
    • Foreign Policy 
    • Humanitarianism 
    • Investigative journalism 
    • Rugby 

A freelance journalist and podcast host.

I began my Masters in Broadcast Journalism at City, University of London in 2023, with modules in Newsgathering, Law & Ethics, Political Headlines, Investigative Reporting, and Podcast: Pitch to Product. 

Alongside this, I have worked as an Editor, radio & Tv host, podcaster, and writer.