{"id":377,"date":"2018-07-31T16:52:49","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T15:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/?page_id=377"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:02:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:02:30","slug":"articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/?page_id=377","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 2018 I graduated as a community journalist with Portsmouth based online newspaper <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Star &amp; Crescent (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Star &amp; Crescent<\/a> in partnership with The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Centre for Investigative Journalism (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/tcij.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centre for Investigative Journalism<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some of my articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/panoramajournal.org\/issues\/issue-15-paris\/paris-the-environmental-community\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/panoramajournal.org\/issues\/issue-15-paris\/paris-the-environmental-community\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Environmental Community: Peaceful Protest, Small Steps and Ripples through Time<\/a> \u2013 Panorama Journal, July 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/writersrebel.org\/collective-voices\/\" target=\"_blank\">Collective Voices<\/a> \u2013 with Rachel Birchley, Writers Rebel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.port.ac.uk\/news-events-and-blogs\/blogs\/hs-review-of-ak-hollow-sea\" target=\"_blank\">The Rhythm of the Waves<\/a>: review of <em>The Hollow Sea<\/em> by Annie Kirby \u2013 Writing Literary Portsmouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.port.ac.uk\/news-events-and-blogs\/blogs\/writing-literary-portsmouth\/sunflowers-in-potholes-and-roofs-with-martian-haircuts\" target=\"_blank\">Sunflowers in potholes and roofs with Martian haircuts<\/a> \u2013 Writing Literary Portsmouth<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/?s=coming+out+as+an+author\" target=\"_blank\">Coming out as an Author: Why Portsmouth\u2019s Writing Community Rocks!<\/a> \u2013 Star &amp; Crescent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Community Orchards, Planting Trees, and Inspirational People (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/pensoftheearth.co.uk\/community-orchards-article\/\" target=\"_blank\">Community Orchards, Planting Trees, and Inspirational People<\/a>, published by Pens of the Earth and Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"GE2019: A Meditative Approach to the General Election (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/2019\/12\/04\/ge2019-a-meditative-approach-to-the-election\/\" target=\"_blank\">GE2019: A Meditative Approach to the General Election<\/a>, published by Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Trees and the City (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/pensoftheearth.co.uk\/trees-and-the-city\/\" target=\"_blank\">Trees and the City<\/a>, published by Pens of the Earth and Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Streets for People (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/pensoftheearth.co.uk\/streets-for-people\/\" target=\"_blank\">Streets for People<\/a>, based on a talk I delivered on the Pens of the Earth launch night, published by Pens of the Earth and Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/2019\/04\/05\/one-in-a-million-my-experiences-on-the-put-it-to-the-people-march\/\" target=\"_blank\">One in a Million: My Experiences on the \u2018Put It to the People\u2019 March<\/a>, published on Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stronger Together: An Interview with Friends Without Borders (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/2019\/03\/12\/stronger-together-an-interview-with-friends-without-borders\/\" target=\"_blank\">Stronger Together: An Interview with Friends Without Borders<\/a>, published on Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u2018Excluded from the Welfare State\u2019: An Interview with Friends Without Borders, Pt II (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/2019\/03\/20\/excluded-from-the-welfare-state-an-interview-with-friends-without-borders-pt-ii\/\" target=\"_blank\">\u2018Excluded from the Welfare State\u2019: An Interview with Friends Without Borders, Pt II<\/a>, published on Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Streets for People: A Path to Cleaner Air, Improved Health and Closer Communities? (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/2018\/12\/13\/streets-for-people-a-path-to-cleaner-air-improved-health-and-closer-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\">Streets for People: A Path to Cleaner Air, Improved Health and Closer Communities?<\/a>, published on Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Portsmouth\u2019s GoodGym: \u2018It\u2019s More Than Good\u2019 (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/2019\/04\/30\/portsmouths-goodgym-its-more-than-good\/\" target=\"_blank\">Portsmouth\u2019s GoodGym: \u2018It\u2019s More Than Good\u2019<\/a>, published on Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sustainability &amp; the City: What Can We Learn from the South Downs Green Fair? (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/2018\/07\/31\/sustainability-the-city-what-portsmouth-can-learn-from-the-green-fair\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sustainability &amp; the City: What Can We Learn from the South Downs Green Fair?<\/a>, published on Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/2017\/10\/25\/the-first-subaquatic-steampunk-weekend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The First Subaquatic Steampunk Weekend (opens in a new tab)\">The First Subaquatic Steampunk Weekend<\/a>, published on Star &amp; Crescent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2018 I graduated as a community journalist with Portsmouth based online newspaper <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Star &amp; Crescent (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.starandcrescent.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Star &amp; Crescent<\/a> in partnership with The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Centre for Investigative Journalism (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/tcij.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Centre for Investigative Journalism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/?page_id=377\">&sim;&nbsp;Continue Reading&nbsp;&sim;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/377"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=377"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":726,"href":"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/377\/revisions\/726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.helensalsbury.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}