Sophie Perry

Overview

Sophie Perry is a multi-award-winning journalist, a doctoral researcher at City St George’s, University of London, and the founder of the LGBTQ+ Journalism Network. She is also a public speaker, industry mentor, NCTJ ambassador and freelance comms officer.  

Sophie most recently worked at PinkNews as a Senior News Reporter, covering the intersection between politics and LGBTQ+ rights in a UK and US context. She previously worked at the Oxford Mail as a Digital Reporter. Sophie is currently a freelance journalist and has bylines with Metro, QueerAF, DIVA Magazine, Gay Times, EachOther, Express and Star, and many others. 

Qualifications

• PhD, City St George's, University of London, United Kingdom, October 2026 - 2032
• PGCert, University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom, 2024 - January 2025
• NCTJ, National Council for the Training of Journalists, United Kingdom, September 2020 - June 2021
• MA, King's College London, United Kingdom, October 2017 - September 2019
• BA(Hons), Brunel University London, United Kingdom, September 2014 - July 2017

Employment

• Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA), City St George's, University of London, United Kingdom, October 2026 - present
• PhD Candidate, City St George's, University of London, United Kingdom, October 2025 - present
• Senior News Reporter, PinkNews, United Kingdom, July 2024 - March 2026
• News Reporter, PinkNews, United Kingdom, January 2023 - July 2024
• Digital Reporter, Oxford Mail, United Kingdom, July 2021 - December 2022
• Freelance journalist, Sophie Perry, United Kingdom, July 2019 - present

Languages

English (can read, write, speak, understand spoken, peer review)