Linda Aitchison
Freelance Journalist
Author · Editor

I’m an award-winning, Midlands-based freelance writer, author and editor.

My work has been shared across the world, in newspapers including The Guardian, Independent, Daily Mail, Express, Metro, Mirror, Moscow Times, Times and The Telegraph. 

Magazine features include for Best, Candis, Company, Love It, Pick Me Up, Take a Break, Woman and Woman’s Own.

I’ve broken exclusive stories about serial killers and interviewed descendants of Stalin’s victims. I’ve gone undercover to investigate dodgy dealings and moaned about being given big pants for Christmas in Bella. As a travel writer I’ve swam with wild pink dolphins in the Amazon and shimmied in a disco lift at Butlin’s, Bognor Regis.

I’ve also appeared on various BBC ITV, and Sky News programmes, as well as Sky Crime and Central documentaries, regional and national BBC and commercial radio stations, including an interview by Jeremy Vine where I won a bet to say ‘kumquat’. For World in Action, I helped investigate the Russian mafia.

Previously a news editor at UK regional newspapers and  editor on specialist titles, I also help aspiring media professionals through mentoring and training workshops. 

My company, Nurture Media, has bagged widespread publicity for clients through expert collaboration.

This site highlights selected links and also includes advice for wannabe journalists. If you’d like to know more, I’d love to hear from you: 

A fuller portfolio is here:

Contently Stories by Linda Aitchison: Contently
Muck Rack Linda Aitchison’s Profile | Freelance Journalist | Muck Rack

Selected recent work

Metro (Expert comment)

In the UK, violence against women and girls by men is a national emergency.

Closer (Expert Comment)

A wave of anti-tourism protests are spreading throughout Europe, with thousands of locals taking to the streets.

The Sun

ON THE MARK: These are the UK’s 6 best Primarks for all your 2024 shopping needs – voted for by you.

Woman

With Dame Jilly Cooper saying we should be doing is as much as possible, it has reignated an age-old debate.

Woman’s Own

Half of the population sleep in the buff, according to a new study. We ask… Would you sleep naked?

The Guardian

Why do we spend time debating a woman’s role when another life begins, but not what to do when a loved one’s life ends?