Alexandra Wright
journalist, editor, writer
About
Alexandra Wright is a freelance journalist and editor based in Leeds, with an MA in English Literature from the University of Leeds. She was the Leeds Editor of The Tab, an increasingly popular youth news site that has over 11 million unique visitors a month. During her editorship she grew the team from 5 to 20+, producing a number of articles a week and gaining over a million views a month for the site. It was consistently in the top 5 Tab sites in the country, and was the number 1 site for 8 months in a row.
She was also a regular contributor to babe.net, the fastest growing women's website in the world, with one of her articles gaining a million views alone, and was referenced in a university paper. Other sites include: The University Paper, The Slant, Student Wire, Cohorted Cult.
Work
Emma Watson isn’t any less of a feminist because she posed semi-topless
Shocking new concept: women can do whatever they choose with their bodies???
Can we all please just admit that Hannah Baker is the absolute worst
Now hear me out
I said ‘I know’ to every guy who complimented me on Tinder. This is how they reacted
Most of them were pretty nice about it actually
We asked a tattoo artist how long it will take for your minimalist tattoos to go out of fashion
Apparently everyone asks for infinity signs
Carrie Fisher’s most inspirational quotes about mental health
‘If you feel safe saying you have an illness, you can thank Carrie’
I marathoned Girlboss in one night and I’ve never felt more empowered
I feel like I could rule the world
It’s time we all stopped kidding ourselves and realised that Gilmore Girls is absolute trash
Not even Melissa McCarthy could save it
This new crop top from Urban Outfitters shows the crop top trend has gone too damn far
Hell is empty and all the devils are here
Look, I thought we were done hating Taylor Swift and yet here we are again
Give the girl a break
Sorry to disappoint, but middle class students aren’t the privileged, entitled brats you desperately want them to be
We don’t all get Daddy to pay
Here are literally just 24 of the funniest Love Island 2018 memes from the series so far
So many snakes deserving of these savage memes
We spoke to Leeds’ Flat Earth Society and just asked: Why?
‘To put it simply, gravity doesn’t exist’
Meet the Leeds third year who is also on Take Me Out
She’s even been DM’d by Callum Best
Child actors from classic Christmas films: Where are they now?
Some trivia for your Nan
Leeds graduate stuck in Cambodia needs urgent donations for rare brain treatment
She has a condition of an unknown cause that is affecting her brain
The McCanns would have gone to trial if they weren’t rich and white
In the eyes of the law, the McCanns aren’t guilty — and they shouldn’t be treated as such until they have been found guilty in a court of law. But they don’t have to worry about it ever actually making it that far, because they’re white and rich, which gives them a safety net not afforded to many in our society.
Whether you believe ‘Neverland’ or not, there’s no denying Michael Jackson’s problematic relationship with kids
The fact is that Jackson, a 30-year-old man, wanted 10-year-old boys to sleep over in his room. And that’s not okay.
Beyonce's latest album flop highlights racism?
“Brown Skin Girl” and the rest of “The Gift” is a direct love song to people of colour, and its unequivocally important for women of colour especially to hear. And yet, the media has denied them this message, favouring the insipid, tired, and lazy melodies of mediocre white men.
Your first heartbreak will shatter you into pieces
Falling in love and getting my heart broken forced me to confront a pain I’d never experienced, and push in to become a better, stronger person. Sure, that first love is the one and only time you can love without any inhibitions, or self-preservation, but what comes after is so much more substantial and, to be quite honest, safe.
The oldest person in the world says being single is the reason she’s still alive
She says brandy helps too