Abbianca Nassar

Abbianca is a former award-winning NCTJ-qualified journalist previously working for the Evening Standard on stories including the hidden child victims of lockdown, the girls exploited into criminal gangs, the effects of period poverty on homeless children living in Zimbabwe, and community affairs. In 2020, she won the NCTJ Top Scoop award, and the Richard Lindley Bursary award at the London Press Club for her storytelling. Now, Abbianca aims to work with schools, universities and young people to help them navigate the media industry. So far she’s supported journalists into roles on the BBC apprenticeship scheme, the Sunday Times, Haringey Community Press, and the Zimbabwe Times.