{"id":5,"date":"2025-10-14T16:45:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T15:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:54:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:54:50","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25138\/2025\/10\/IMG_9252-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20\" style=\"width:271px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25138\/2025\/10\/IMG_9252-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25138\/2025\/10\/IMG_9252-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25138\/2025\/10\/IMG_9252-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25138\/2025\/10\/IMG_9252-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25138\/2025\/10\/IMG_9252-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25138\/2025\/10\/IMG_9252-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo of myself; Image credit: Hester Hutchinson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hi!\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0Katy, a stage 2 journalism student at Newcastle University.\u00a0This year\u00a0I was assigned to make a website covering a niche as\u00a0part of one of my modules.\u00a0I was stuck for\u00a0a long time trying to figure out what website I wanted to make, what I would find interesting or helpful\u00a0if I was the one reading it,\u00a0and eventually\u00a0I\u00a0settled on this: the ultimate guide to Newcastle for all Newcastle University students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing I really\u00a0could have\u00a0benefited\u00a0from in my first year of university was a Bible of all the best places to go\u00a0and the best things to try. I always felt like everyone else knew\u00a0everything about the city\u00a0and I was the only one who didn\u2019t have a clue about it; they knew\u00a0the best clubs and the worst clubs, the nicest pizza in town or where to buy\u00a0the best homeware,\u00a0what time the local shop was open until\u00a0or\u00a0where to\u00a0go on a long walk.\u00a0And me? I had no idea.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I figured\u00a0that\u00a0I would make this website to help\u00a0people who feel\u00a0the same as\u00a0I did, who have no idea\u00a0what\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0doing in this city but would like to impress their new friends by pretending\u00a0that\u00a0they do.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hopefully by the time I hand this assignment in, I will have provided a bit of inspiration to a few readers on what makes Newcastle so great, and the best places to go\u00a0to maximise your student experience here. And who knows?\u00a0Hopefully\u00a0I\u2019ll\u00a0even get a bit of inspiration for myself and discover some new things about this city\u00a0and the student life it has to offer during the process.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"About Me\" width=\"732\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vGEIbPtdmv4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Youtube video about myself; Video credit: Katy Woods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit my Instagram here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-instagram  wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/talk_of_thetoon\/?igsh=b3V0b3ZqZXR3emJo#\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12,4.622c2.403,0,2.688,0.009,3.637,0.052c0.877,0.04,1.354,0.187,1.671,0.31c0.42,0.163,0.72,0.358,1.035,0.673 c0.315,0.315,0.51,0.615,0.673,1.035c0.123,0.317,0.27,0.794,0.31,1.671c0.043,0.949,0.052,1.234,0.052,3.637 s-0.009,2.688-0.052,3.637c-0.04,0.877-0.187,1.354-0.31,1.671c-0.163,0.42-0.358,0.72-0.673,1.035 c-0.315,0.315-0.615,0.51-1.035,0.673c-0.317,0.123-0.794,0.27-1.671,0.31c-0.949,0.043-1.233,0.052-3.637,0.052 s-2.688-0.009-3.637-0.052c-0.877-0.04-1.354-0.187-1.671-0.31c-0.42-0.163-0.72-0.358-1.035-0.673 c-0.315-0.315-0.51-0.615-0.673-1.035c-0.123-0.317-0.27-0.794-0.31-1.671C4.631,14.688,4.622,14.403,4.622,12 s0.009-2.688,0.052-3.637c0.04-0.877,0.187-1.354,0.31-1.671c0.163-0.42,0.358-0.72,0.673-1.035 c0.315-0.315,0.615-0.51,1.035-0.673c0.317-0.123,0.794-0.27,1.671-0.31C9.312,4.631,9.597,4.622,12,4.622 M12,3 C9.556,3,9.249,3.01,8.289,3.054C7.331,3.098,6.677,3.25,6.105,3.472C5.513,3.702,5.011,4.01,4.511,4.511 c-0.5,0.5-0.808,1.002-1.038,1.594C3.25,6.677,3.098,7.331,3.054,8.289C3.01,9.249,3,9.556,3,12c0,2.444,0.01,2.751,0.054,3.711 c0.044,0.958,0.196,1.612,0.418,2.185c0.23,0.592,0.538,1.094,1.038,1.594c0.5,0.5,1.002,0.808,1.594,1.038 c0.572,0.222,1.227,0.375,2.185,0.418C9.249,20.99,9.556,21,12,21s2.751-0.01,3.711-0.054c0.958-0.044,1.612-0.196,2.185-0.418 c0.592-0.23,1.094-0.538,1.594-1.038c0.5-0.5,0.808-1.002,1.038-1.594c0.222-0.572,0.375-1.227,0.418-2.185 C20.99,14.751,21,14.444,21,12s-0.01-2.751-0.054-3.711c-0.044-0.958-0.196-1.612-0.418-2.185c-0.23-0.592-0.538-1.094-1.038-1.594 c-0.5-0.5-1.002-0.808-1.594-1.038c-0.572-0.222-1.227-0.375-2.185-0.418C14.751,3.01,14.444,3,12,3L12,3z M12,7.378 c-2.552,0-4.622,2.069-4.622,4.622S9.448,16.622,12,16.622s4.622-2.069,4.622-4.622S14.552,7.378,12,7.378z M12,15 c-1.657,0-3-1.343-3-3s1.343-3,3-3s3,1.343,3,3S13.657,15,12,15z M16.804,6.116c-0.596,0-1.08,0.484-1.08,1.08 s0.484,1.08,1.08,1.08c0.596,0,1.08-0.484,1.08-1.08S17.401,6.116,16.804,6.116z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi!\u00a0I\u2019m\u00a0Katy, a stage 2 journalism student at Newcastle University.\u00a0This year\u00a0I was assigned to make a website covering a niche as\u00a0part of one of my modules.\u00a0I was stuck for\u00a0a long time trying to figure out what website I wanted to make, what I would find interesting or helpful\u00a0if I was the one reading it,\u00a0and eventually\u00a0I\u00a0settled on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/385"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/journalists.org.uk\/katy-woods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}