Helen Pidd (born 1981) is a British journalist who is a news writer for ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'', succeeding Martin Wainwright as the paper's Northern Editor, based in

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, in spring 2013.

Early life and education

Pidd was born in Hest Bank in Lancaster and went to school in nearby

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. She studied German at the

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before joining ''The Guardian''. While at the university she regularly contributed to '' The Student'' newspaper.

Career

In 2002, Pidd co-founded '' Fest Magazine'', an alternative

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magazine, and that same year was also a runner-up in ''The Guardian'' media awards best feature writer section. She began freelancing for ''The Guardian'' before her graduation in 2004. Since joining the paper's staff, she has been the Berlin correspondent and worked briefly in

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before moving to Manchester in 2013. She is also the author of ''Bicycle – Love Your Bike: the Complete Guide to Everyday Cycling''.

Awards and honours

While at university, Pidd won Student Journalist of the Year 2002 in ''The Glasgow Herald'''s media awards.

References

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