Pi Media: Magazine Co-Editor in Chief

Having written plenty of pretentious, pseudo-intellectual articles in my life so far, not to mention me casually flexing my email correspondence (albeit unfortunately nothing more than that) with Variety’s London Editor Leo Barraclough at every available opportunity, Pi Media elections have given me an occasion to expand my journalistic knowledge and breadth by applying to be a co-editor in chief!

Much like, I assume, most of Pi Media’s ranks, I want to be a journalist. Which breed of journalism, I do not yet know. However, I know no matter what that I love to formulate, to write, to edit and to publish – my own work and others’. I was lucky enough to have my article published in Pi Media’s Term 1 Magazine, ‘Progress’, which was such a wonderful experience that I am desperate to be even more involved in such publications, particularly physical rather than online ones, next year. My poem was published in the Women’s Wrongs Zine ‘Mommy Issues’ and I frequently wrote and edited for my old school’s Arts magazine.

While I have the most experience writing out of anything else, I have edited individual articles before and now would love to be part of something bigger. Not just aiding the flow of others’ writing but devising a production of sorts: making critical choices and executive, creative decisions. The idea to build something from the ground up, using the intellectual and artistic work of brilliant UCL-students’, under my and my co-editor’s supervision would be marvellous!

My name is Tricia Teo and I'm a second-year student studying Politics & International Relations BSc. I'm interested in this role because of my current plans to work in journalism and/or publishing, and I would like to build upon my experience as an editor. I recently started my role as the co-section editor for the culture column and have been really enjoying it so far.

I'd like to nominate myself for this role because I have had previous experience working in print and would like to develop it further. I really enjoyed taking part in writing for the upcoming issue, and I want to be more involved in the magazine's production process. I believe my previous experience working in print will be beneficial to producing quality work, and I also really enjoy coming up with themes that I'm sure will be useful during brainstorming sessions. A potential addition I would like to propose to the magazine would be an 'arts' section in the magazine, which can be a photograph or a picture of an art piece that correlates to the issue's theme.  

I hope you consider me and thank you for your time!

Hi, I'm Sarah, and I'd love to be your magazine co-editor next year!

I have always loved print magazines.

While online articles undoubtedly hold their own importance in today's age, to me, there is something so special about how the magazines we create will still be held and looked through in years to come. They may be shown to future freshers in their first meeting with Pi, and as editor, I aim to create editions that will make them as excited to join the team as I am.

As an English Literature student, I'm highly articulate and full of ideas - ideas that I will use to design innovative themes and content. Working in writing and editorial positions throughout school & sixth form, as well as writing for Pi Online this year, has provided me with a multitude of learning opportunities and experience, which I believe will enable me to take on this role.

My main aim would be to expand our readership, and I believe that this can be achieved through forming connections with other societies. For example, we could run poetry translation competitions and involve the cultural societies, thus expanding our outreach to a much wider circle.

I'd strive to develop stronger communication between writers, editors, and designers as I believe this is key to a cohesive theme.

I'd also want include pieces on lesser known issues, and introduce more personal essays. Through this, Pi can become a means of amplifying marginalised voices and better reflect the diverse experiences of UCL students.

Pi Media's coverage across all three mediums at UCL is unparalleled in its diversity, making it a standout publication. As a writer for Pi Media over the past two years, I have been continually impressed by the calibre of articles produced, a testament to the exceptional abilities of our student writers and the editorial team. Throughout my time as a writer, I have had the pleasure of working closely with Pi Media's editorial team, and I can attest to their professionalism and dedication to excellence. This year, I aim to transition to the other side of the editorial and publishing process and contribute to the team's efforts. With my experience as an editor for Circum Mundum (UCL IR Society Journal), a deputy editor for International Public Policy Review (Departmental Journal for UCL SPP), and an editor for UCL Connect.ed Blog, I possess the necessary skills and expertise to make a meaningful contribution to Pi Magazine. My goal for Pi Magazine is to maintain its standards of excellence and foster greater collaboration with other publications on campus. I want to give students more chances to express their opinions while simultaneously streamlining the publication process and publishing topical issues that resonate with readers, alongside wider issues of general interest.