Kids, Celebrity Drama & a School Newspaper | Mum Journalist & Daughter

It's 8am on the bike, and Zena is practicing her script about Scottish haggis for a class presentation – while we're having a surprisingly clever conversation about what a school newspaper should actually cover.

We dive into:

• The Brooklyn Beckham Instagram drama: when celebrity family conflicts become a cautionary tale about brand, boundaries, and "inappropriate dancing"

• What stories would actually interest a school community (spoiler: not just news)

• Why a newspaper needs pets of the month, book reviews, puzzles, and feel-good pieces – not just hard news

• How to format a student newspaper so different readers find something that captures them

• Scripted vs. freestyle: why my daughter refuses to read from a script, and why she's probably right

• Scottish facts that even confuse the Scots: which way do haggis really run?

• The mum who can't dance appropriately (according to her nine-year-old)

If you're thinking about launching a school newspaper, or you just want to hear how a real journalist approaches storytelling with her daughter, this episode is for you.

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