Lynne Bateson

Background

She was born in Horsforth, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom.

Career

Bateson has contributed to seven British national newspapers: Daily and Sunday Express, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, The Guardian, The Times and Sunday Times, as well among other publications, the London Evening Standard, the Yorkshire Evening Post, the Pudsey News and Money, Real and Your Life magazines. She has written about business, personal finance, health, television, travel, careers and property, contributed general features, columns and was an editorials writer on the Daily and Sunday Express. Her executive career included being deputy group managing editor of Express Newspapers, as well as assistant editor, features editor, business editor and personal finance editors

Bateson has also given confidential strategic advice to leading international companies and consultancies, conducted corporate brainstorming and media-trained senior business leaders.

Bateson was voted the Best Journalist writing on General Insurance for a National Newspaper in the 1999 Lloyds Trustee Savings Bank Insurance awards. She was the British Insurance Brokers Association"s 1993 Consumer Journalist of the year (tabloid).

She has been given an entry in Debrett"s People of Today since 1991. 2006 - : Freelance

Writing for British national newspapers including Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Guardian online, London Sunday Times and Sunday Express.

2001–2006: Express Newspapers

Editorials and comment writer, Daily Express and Sunday Express

Features writer, Sunday Express and South:2 magazine.

Television previewer and health writer Daily Express

Consumer columnist, Sunday Express (Battling Bateson)

1997–2001: Freelance

Consumer, features, career development, management, property and

insurance writing for the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, London Evening Standard,

The Times and Sunday Times (London), The Guardian, Real and Your Life magazines. Also brainstorming and media training for corporate clients. 1996-1997: Express Newspapers

Deputy Group Managing Editor

1988-1995: Sunday Express

Assistant Editor (1995)

Features Editor (1994-1995)

Business Editor (1994)

Personal Finance Editor (1990-1994)

Business and personal finance writer (1988-1990)

1994

LBC Radio Sunday newspaper reviewer Best magazine columnist.

1987-1988 Money Magazine Features Editor

1986-1987 Daily Express Personal finance and consumer writer

1984-1986 Thomson Regional Newspapers Business writer

1981- 1984 United Newspapers Business writer

1978-1981 Yorkshire Evening Post Senior features writer

1973-1978 Pudsey News General reporter.

Achievements

• Best Journalist writing on General Insurance for a National Newspaper 1999 Lloyds Trustee Savings Bank Insurance awards Consumer Journalist of the year (tabloid), 1993 British Insurance Brokers Association"s awards Special commendation Personal Finance Journalist of the Year Award, 1990 sponsored by Bradford & Bingley.