The Indiependent
Cara-Louise Scott is an experienced professional in the fields of hospitality and journalism. Currently serving as a Shift Leader and Waitress at The Milestone Hotel & Residences since July 2023, Cara-Louise has also been a Contributing Writer for Empoword Journalism and a Writer for The Indiependent since September 2022. Previously, Cara-Louise held the position of Digital Editor for Redbrick Newspaper from September 2020 to June 2023, overseeing article publication and editing. Additional journalism roles include Food & Drink Editor and journalist, contributing to various sections. Cara-Louise gained valuable experience through work placements at The Times and Bristol24/7, as well as volunteer work during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Educationally, Cara-Louise holds a degree in English and Creative Writing from the University of Birmingham, completed in 2023.
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The Indiependent
‘The Indiependent’ is an online platform that was born in July 2014. It came into being because I felt that many sites have walls, between the producers and the consumers of the articles contained within. I don’t like that sense of separation, with the elitism that surrounds popular music review sites especially. I think the best type of journalism is that which is written by people who genuinely love or loathe what they’re writing about. If you don’t feel inspired to write a feature or you merely have dollar signs in your eyes, then you shouldn’t really be a journalist. Journalism is a really potent, powerful tool that has the power to captivate and in turn, inspire hundreds of thousands of people. The power of social media is phenomenal and we live in an age where it’s so so easy to access that power. My aim was to create a digital platform for fans – of all ages – to write about what they know, what they love and – in some cases – what they hate. In turn their thoughts, feelings and views but most of all their passion, would be translated to the masses via social media. The Indiependent has amassed a team of over 200 writers, and section editors since it first began in 2014 which is a testament to the hard work of everyone who writes for the site.