Hannah Storm, ‘Journalistic Lessons from Faultlines and Frontlines: What Covering Conflict and Crisis Reveals about Wellbeing in All Workplaces’
St Catherine’s College proudly presents the third talk in the Hilary Edition of ‘Catz in Conversation’ – our all-new webinar series by alumni, for everyone.
On Wednesday, 11th March, Hannah Storm will share insights from a career that has taken her to frontlines and faultlines as an international media expert. Having seen and been to the edge, she now connects with people through storytelling, using her empathy and experiences to help them feel more heard and less alone. Drawing on the lessons she’s learned in journalism, she’ll share how she helps institutions and individuals understand and mitigate risks, prepare to face change and crisis, communicate with compassion and clarity, and create safe spaces where people can do well and be well.
Aimed at anyone with an interest in leadership, crisis communication, risk, and supporting others through periods of change and uncertainty, this webinar is merely the latest in a long line of workshops, international conference talks, and career lectures for Hannah Storm.
Hannah Storm (nee Cowdy)
Hannah Storm (1996, English Literature and Language) is an international media expert, journalist, and author whose work focuses on the development and applications of professional resilience.
She has spent two decades of her career as a distinguished journalist, with posts at the International News Safety Institute (INSI), Reuters, BBC, and The Times; her most recent post is Director and CEO of the Ethical Journalism Network. Across her journalism career, Hannah’s work has been defined by an expert sensitivity to the violent experiences of female journalists. While at INSI, she established a vital physical and virtual safety network for its international members across prolific media houses.
Hannah is a media consultant who specialises in gender-based violence and gender-sensitive reporting. She is also an expert in journalism safety and mental health, compassionate leadership, crisis management, and strategic communications. She consults with organisations across the world to deliver resilience training workshops, give essential lectures on doing well and being well in the workplace, and auditing workplaces for the benefit of their members. She has built a substantial network of international contacts across industries, and she has developed significant expertise across the areas of workplace wellbeing, navigating change, and building resilience in personal and professional contexts.
To secure your place at our full term of online talks, please see here. All talks in the series are scheduled for either a lunchtime (1-2pm) or an evening (6-7pm) slot. All are free to attend and open to all. Lasting 45 minutes and followed by an audience Q&A, these talks are the perfect chance to strengthen your professional network, to advance your knowledge, and to hear from past generations of Catz alumni working in future-forward fields.
All webinars are hosted on Zoom. Unless stated otherwise, they are recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel.
Date
11 March, 2026
Time
1-2pm
Venue
Online, via Zoom