Faizah Malik is an apprentice journalist at PA Media, London, covering various topics whilst completing her NCTJ with PA Training. In this role, she is gaining skills from a hands-on training programme by writing news copy, finding and verifying stories on social media, filming and editing videos. During her first week in the newsroom on the social media desk rotation, Faizah found a Kurdish community centre supporting people during the Turkish earthquake for interviews. On her video desk rotation, she filmed and edited footage of the doctors' strike used by a national broadcast channel. Faizah's apprenticeship started in February 2023.