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'''Poppy Noor''' (born {{circa}} 1991) is a British [[columnist]] working for ''[[Guardian US]]''. She has also written for other publications and appeared on television and radio news programmes. After a difficult childhood and a period of homelessness, Noor was admitted to [[Trinity College, Cambridge]] and after working in [[local government]] following her graduation, won a [[Scott Trust Limited|Scott Trust]] bursary for postgraduate study, and became a Commissioning Editor for ''[[The Guardian]]'' Housing Network. Her journalism often features themes around race, social justice and community. Since late 2019 her role at ''Guardian US'' has a focus on "social news" in New York and encompasses celebrity interviews. |
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'''Poppy Noor''' (born {{circa}} is a British [[columnist]] working for ''[[The Guardian]]''. |
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Following good first-year results in her [[GCE Advanced Level|A-levels]], Noor's tutors encouraged her to apply to the [[University of Cambridge]], and she was offered a place at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]],<ref name="TIMES" /> to study Politics, Psychology and Sociology.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Amy |title=The Benefit of Benefits: Poppy Noor |url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/7004 |date=28 February 2014 |work=[[Varsity (Cambridge)|Varsity]] |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref> Noor wrote in ''[[The Times]]'' in 2016 that she found it hard to adjust to life at the University, stating that "I have never forgotten the intense alienation of my first night."<ref name="TIMES">{{cite news |last=Noor |first=Poppy |title=I was homeless but somehow I got into Cambridge – Poppy Noor arrived at the university wearing a Nike tracksuit and a chip on her shoulder. What really changed her life was learning to be middle class |work=The Times |location=London |date=1 September 2016 }}</ref> Whilst at Trinity, Noor was awarded [[sporting colours]] for football.<ref>{{cite web | |url=https://alumni.trin.cam.ac.uk/admin/document.doc?id=88 |first=Shelby |last=Switzer |title=Women's |work=Trinity College Cambridge Annual Record 2010–2011 |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref> |
Following good first-year results in her [[GCE Advanced Level|A-levels]], Noor's tutors encouraged her to apply to the [[University of Cambridge]], and she was offered a place at [[Trinity College, Cambridge]],<ref name="TIMES" /> to study Politics, Psychology and Sociology.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hawkins |first=Amy |title=The Benefit of Benefits: Poppy Noor |url=https://www.varsity.co.uk/news/7004 |date=28 February 2014 |work=[[Varsity (Cambridge)|Varsity]] |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref> Noor wrote in ''[[The Times]]'' in 2016 that she found it hard to adjust to life at the University, stating that "I have never forgotten the intense alienation of my first night."<ref name="TIMES">{{cite news |last=Noor |first=Poppy |title=I was homeless but somehow I got into Cambridge – Poppy Noor arrived at the university wearing a Nike tracksuit and a chip on her shoulder. What really changed her life was learning to be middle class |work=The Times |location=London |date=1 September 2016 }}</ref> Whilst at Trinity, Noor was awarded [[sporting colours]] for football.<ref>{{cite web | |url=https://alumni.trin.cam.ac.uk/admin/document.doc?id=88 |first=Shelby |last=Switzer |title=Women's |work=Trinity College Cambridge Annual Record 2010–2011 |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref> |
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After graduating, Noor worked in [[local government]] in East London.<ref name="MIRROR" /> She trained as a social worker, before being awarded a [[Scott Trust Limited|Scott Trust]] bursary for a postgraduate degree at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]] and becoming a Commissioning Editor for ''[[The Guardian]]'' Housing Network.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rushanara |last=Ali |title=Too much young BAME talent is being wasted |url=https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/too-much-young-bame-talent-is-being-wasted |website=politicshome.com |date=9 July 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> She also worked as a freelance journalist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Poppy Noor, freelance journalist|url=http://www.theconvention.co.uk/speakers/poppy-noor/ |website=theconvention.co.uk |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref> Noor was a [[Journalist|reporter]] in the London office of [[The Guardian]] before transferring, in late 2019 to a role covering "social news" in New York and encompassing celebrity interviews.<ref name="RESP">{{cite web |last=Mannan |first=Tahmina |title=Poppy Noor changes role at The Guardian |url=https://www.responsesource.com/bulletin/news/poppy-noor-changes-role-at-the-guardian/ |website=responsesource.com |date=1 October 2019 |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref> |
After graduating, Noor worked in [[local government]] in East London.<ref name="MIRROR" /> She trained as a social worker, before being awarded a [[Scott Trust Limited|Scott Trust]] bursary for a postgraduate degree at [[Goldsmiths, University of London]] and becoming a Commissioning Editor for ''[[The Guardian]]'' Housing Network.<ref>{{cite web |first=Rushanara |last=Ali |title=Too much young BAME talent is being wasted |url=https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/too-much-young-bame-talent-is-being-wasted |website=politicshome.com |date=9 July 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref> She also worked as a freelance journalist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Poppy Noor, freelance journalist|url=http://www.theconvention.co.uk/speakers/poppy-noor/ |website=theconvention.co.uk |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref> Noor was a [[Journalist|reporter]] in the London office of [[The Guardian]] before transferring, in late 2019 to a ''[[Guardian US]]'' role covering "social news" in New York and encompassing celebrity interviews.<ref name="RESP">{{cite web |last=Mannan |first=Tahmina |title=Poppy Noor changes role at The Guardian |url=https://www.responsesource.com/bulletin/news/poppy-noor-changes-role-at-the-guardian/ |website=responsesource.com |date=1 October 2019 |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref> |
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Noor has also written for ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/poppy-noor |title=Poppy Noor |work=Vice |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>, ''[[The Times]]'',<ref name="TIMES" /> [[The Independent]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Poppy Noor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/author/poppy-noor |work=The Independent |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>, [[The Psychologist (magazine)|The Psychologist]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Norr |first=Poppy |title=The fact that we have access to so many different opinions is driving us to believe that we're in information bubbles|url=https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-30/june-2017/fact-we-have-access-so-many-different-opinions-driving-us-believe-were|work=The Psychologist |publisher=British Psychological Society |date=June 2017}}</ref> and the ''[[British Medical Journal]]''<ref>{{cite journal |last=Norr |first=Poppy |title=Can we trust AI not to further embed racial bias and prejudice? |doi=10.1136/bmj.m363 |work=British Medical Jounrnal |date=12 February 2020}}</ref> She has made several television appearances, including as a reporter for [[Channel 4 News]] in 2018.<ref name="C4R"> Her journalism often features themes around race, social justice and community.<ref>{{cite web| last=Wolfson |first=Sam |title=Why now is the time to express your opinions online |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/social-media-tweet-opinions-lily-allen-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/271972 |work=Stylist |access-date=16 November 2020 }}</ref> |
Noor has also written for ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/poppy-noor |title=Poppy Noor |work=Vice |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>, ''[[The Times]]'',<ref name="TIMES" /> [[The Independent]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Poppy Noor |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/author/poppy-noor |work=The Independent |access-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>, [[The Psychologist (magazine)|The Psychologist]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Norr |first=Poppy |title=The fact that we have access to so many different opinions is driving us to believe that we're in information bubbles|url=https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-30/june-2017/fact-we-have-access-so-many-different-opinions-driving-us-believe-were|work=The Psychologist |publisher=British Psychological Society |date=June 2017}}</ref> and the ''[[British Medical Journal]]''<ref>{{cite journal |last=Norr |first=Poppy |title=Can we trust AI not to further embed racial bias and prejudice? |doi=10.1136/bmj.m363 |work=British Medical Jounrnal |date=12 February 2020}}</ref> She has made several television appearances, including as a reporter for [[Channel 4 News]] in 2018.<ref name="C4R"> Her journalism often features themes around race, social justice and community.<ref>{{cite web| last=Wolfson |first=Sam |title=Why now is the time to express your opinions online |url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/social-media-tweet-opinions-lily-allen-alexandria-ocasio-cortez/271972 |work=Stylist |access-date=16 November 2020 }}</ref> |
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Born | c. 1991 |
Education | University of Cambridge |
Occupation | Columnist |
Poppy Noor (born c. 1991) is a British columnist working for Guardian US. She has also written for other publications and appeared on television and radio news programmes. After a difficult childhood and a period of homelessness, Noor was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge and after working in local government following her graduation, won a Scott Trust bursary for postgraduate study, and became a Commissioning Editor for The Guardian Housing Network. Her journalism often features themes around race, social justice and community. Since late 2019 her role at Guardian US has a focus on "social news" in New York and encompasses celebrity interviews.
Career
Noor spent her early life in Plaistow, Newham, to an English mother and Bangladeshi father. Her mother experienced schizophrenia and her father worked long hours as a driver, and Noor and het two older brothers helped raise her four younger siblings. Noor was briefly taken into care, and left home at 16, sleeping on friend's sofas as she was not able to obtain her own accommodation due to not being recognised as officially homeless.[1][2][3] After starting at a school in London Borough of Camden, Noor was referred to a homeless person's support team that provided bed and breakfast. She was later housed in a series of hostels.[1]
Following good first-year results in her A-levels, Noor's tutors encouraged her to apply to the University of Cambridge, and she was offered a place at Trinity College, Cambridge,[4] to study Politics, Psychology and Sociology.[5] Noor wrote in The Times in 2016 that she found it hard to adjust to life at the University, stating that "I have never forgotten the intense alienation of my first night."[4] Whilst at Trinity, Noor was awarded sporting colours for football.[6]
After graduating, Noor worked in local government in East London.[1] She trained as a social worker, before being awarded a Scott Trust bursary for a postgraduate degree at Goldsmiths, University of London and becoming a Commissioning Editor for The Guardian Housing Network.[7] She also worked as a freelance journalist.[8] Noor was a reporter in the London office of The Guardian before transferring, in late 2019 to a Guardian US role covering "social news" in New York and encompassing celebrity interviews.[9]
Noor has also written for Vice,[10], The Times,[4] The Independent,[11], The Psychologist[12] and the British Medical Journal[13] She has made several television appearances, including as a reporter for Channel 4 News in 2018.Cite error: A <ref>
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Awards and nominations
Outcome | Year | Awards | Category | Notes | Reference |
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Winner | 2015 | Women Inspiration Enterprise | Generation Award | [14] | |
Winner | 2017 | Inspiring Leadership Trust | Inspiring Diversity Award | [15] |
Media appearances
Year | Programme | Role | Notes | Reference |
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2014 | Channel 4 News | participant | [16] | |
2017 | Newsnight | participant | BBC Two | [17] |
2017 | Asian Network's Big Debate | participant | BBC Radio Asian Network | [18] |
2017 | Channel 4 News | participant | [19] | |
2018 | Channel 4 News | participant | [20] | |
2018 | Channel 4 News | reporter | [21] | |
2018 | Free thinking: are we being manipulated? | participant | BBC Radio 3 | [22] |
References
- ^ a b c Wynne-Jones, Ros (11 March 2014). "How the welfare state helped homeless Poppy to win a place at Cambridge University". The Mirror. London.
- ^ Chaplain, Chloe; Michael, Clarke (22 December 2016). "Homeless Helpline: Journalist Poppy tells of being just 16 and having nowhere to call home". Evening Standard. London. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Karen Latchana Kenney (April 2017). The Hidden Story of Homelessness. Raintree. p. 21. ISBN 978-1-4747-1645-1.
- ^ a b c Noor, Poppy (1 September 2016). "I was homeless but somehow I got into Cambridge – Poppy Noor arrived at the university wearing a Nike tracksuit and a chip on her shoulder. What really changed her life was learning to be middle class". The Times. London.
- ^ Hawkins, Amy (28 February 2014). "The Benefit of Benefits: Poppy Noor". Varsity. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Switzer, Shelby. "Women's". Trinity College Cambridge Annual Record 2010–2011. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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(help) - ^ Ali, Rushanara (9 July 2018). "Too much young BAME talent is being wasted". politicshome.com. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Poppy Noor, freelance journalist". theconvention.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Mannan, Tahmina (1 October 2019). "Poppy Noor changes role at The Guardian". responsesource.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Poppy Noor". Vice. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Poppy Noor". The Independent. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Norr, Poppy (June 2017). "The fact that we have access to so many different opinions is driving us to believe that we're in information bubbles". The Psychologist. British Psychological Society.
- ^ Norr, Poppy (12 February 2020). "Can we trust AI not to further embed racial bias and prejudice?". British Medical Jounrnal. doi:10.1136/bmj.m363.
- ^ Wallwork, Ellen (28 April 2015). "Joanna Lumley, Malaika Firth And Daisy Lowe On Making A Positive Change To The Fashion Industry". Huffington Post UK. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Congratulations Poppy Noor". inspiringleadershiptrust.com. 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Comway, Kate (11 February 2014). "One young woman's plea to keep benefits for the under-25s". channel4.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Newsnight: Why is there such a homeless crisis?". bbc.co.uk. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Asian Network's Big Debate: Fri 4 Aug 2017". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Successive governments fail to improve social mobility". channel4.com. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ Newman, Cathy (23 March 2018). "Guardian columnist Poppy Noor on Cambridge Analytica and Facebook". channel4.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Homelessness outside the city". .channel4.com. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Free thinking: are we being manipulated? (6 December 2018)". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
External links
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