The Big Issue's Managing Editor: Vicky Carroll

05/19/20 • 43 min

The Big Issue has been rightly lauded for its response to the coronavirus crisis. As a publication sold on the street, they were immediately badly hit by social distancing. But they have found new ways to reach their audience and support their vendors, all of whom are facing social exclusion.

For the last podcast in this first series of Magazine Stories, we're joined by The Big Issue's Managing Editor, Vicky Carroll. We discuss what the magazine has done to keep going in these tough times, as well as taking a trip through her 30 years in journalism.

Vicky has been part of The Big Issue's award-winning team for 12 years. In this interview she tells us about the profound impact that the magazine has had on her, as well as looking back on a career that includes groundbreaking work for the NME, managing major partnerships for the Evening Times... and lots and lots of live music.

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