Lucy Leeson is the Assistant Video News Editor at The Independent, running a team of writers and editors creating content for the Independent TV platform and Indy100. Lucy has been a journalist for more than 15 years and has previously worked as a Crime Correspondent at various titles across the North of England. Lucy was named Outstanding Journalist of the Year and Specialist Journalist of the Year at the Women in Journalism Awards for her campaigning journalism and work to tackle knife crime among young people.