Charl Wright

Assistant Editor at The Tab

Charl Wright
Location
London
Education
Cardiff University
Expertise

Student news, student lifestyle, Welsh universities, Spanish language and culture, British politics, US politics, far-right, populism, breaking news, broadcast journalism, sports journalism, Netflix, pop culture, celebrity news

  • Charl Wright is a former Assistant Editor at The Tab. She commissioned, edited, and assisted 12 university teams across the UK, as well as writing content for the national site.
  • Charl enjoys working on original stories, investigative pieces, and fun features - whether they be local or national.
  • Charl has written many stories covering a range of specialities and has featured on Talk TV's Talk Today show with Jeremy Kyle and Nicola Thorpe to promote an original story on Cardiff University's rugby team. She has also had her stories featured in a number of national newspapers.

Experience

Charl joined The Cardiff Tab in late 2019 during her first year at university as a student writer. She was its News Editor from 2022 to 2024, and worked as an Assistant Editor at The Tab (UK) from September 2024 to July 2025. She also has experience working at Global and BBC News, with by lines on the BBC Wales and Wales Online websites.

Education

Charl completed a MA Broadcast Journalism at Cardiff University (CJS) in 2024. She also has an undergraduate degree in BA Spanish and Politics from Cardiff University. During her first degree, she lived for a year in Barcelona where she studied Spanish language and literature.

THE TAB'S EDITORIAL POLICIES

The Tab's journalism is brought to you by young reporters who like being first. On university campuses, our writers deliver local news you care about. At The Tab HQ, our experienced journalists write about everything from breaking news to politics to pop culture to TikTok trends to the latest entertainment and celeb gossip. Our aim is to deliver sharp, original, and agenda-setting journalism to young people. All our stories are fact checked and sources verified. Further information on our editorial policies and processes can be found here.

Posts

why Sam Zara split

Apparently this is the reason Sam Thompson and Zara McDermott split – and it wasn’t cheating

Honestly, this makes so much sense

Richard Armitage life

From karaoke singing to writing bestsellers: Inside the private life of Richard Armitage

It’s Richard’s world and we’re just living in it

From boybands to Benidorm: Here’s where you’ve seen Netflix’s Missing You cast before

The star-studded cast is chock-full of British acting icons

fake meat negatives

Erm, apparently people who eat fake meat are more likely to have this illness

Not what we’re wanting to hear during Veganuary

TikTok fashion trends 2025

TikTok claims these will be the biggest trends of 2025 – but one is a crime against fashion

You will not be seeing me for a year if some of these pieces come back

New Year's Eve 2024

From clubbing to family parties: Here’s what your 2024 New Year’s Eve plans say about you

Honestly, I aspire to be a secure girly spending her New Year’s Eve with a pizza and a box set

Inside Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright’s boujie Essex mansion which boasts a sauna and gym

The £3.5m luxury pad is where the couple will raise their family

timeline Blake Lively Justin Baldoni

Fat shaming to feuding: A detailed timeline of the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni fallout

Blake sued Justin for alleged sexual harassment and orchestrating a smear campaign against her

Scooter Braun Blake Lively

Erm, here’s how Scooter Braun is linked to the Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni lawsuit

Scooter is best known for his ongoing feud with Taylor Swift, Blake’s best friend

Lily Phillips Sheffield inspired

OnlyFans’ Lily Phillips says her time as a Uni of Sheffield student inspired her career

‘I was a bit of a sl** at university, and I thought why not try and profit off that a little bit?’

Sheffield Hallam academic says he was ‘sacked’ for writing negative paper about migrants

He has accused the university of launching an ‘assault on academic freedom’

Buckingham vice chancellor affair

Buckingham Uni’s vice chancellor suspended for alleged affair with decades younger woman

His now-estranged wife told the university about the overseas affair

Hull shuts down accommodation

University of Hull shuts down accommodation and tells student she needs to move out

Zoe explained on TikTok that she’d found out about the closure after travelling seven hours back home for Christmas

The Birmingham Tab is looking for new writers, and we want you!

We’ll be holding a meeting, alongside a journalist from our HQ in London, at The Goose in Selly Oak on 9th December at 5pm!

Birmingham’s iconic German Market is back, but this time there’s a ‘one drink only’ rule

A beer and a hotdog will also set you back £21

Birmingham student sentenced after driving car wrong way down 70 mph dual carriageway

Muhammad Alam pleaded guilty to charges of dangerous driving and failing to stop for police

Bonnie Blue earns per month

Bonnie Blue announces she now earns £600k per month after Nottingham student ‘bonkathon’

She made the claim whilst featuring on a This Morning segment titled: ‘Bonnie Blue: Predator or entrepreneur?’

Student found dead on campus in Aberdeen

The 19-year-old woman was discovered at Robert Gordon’s University

Glasgow’s Wonka experience creator has been put on the sex offenders register

This comes as he was found guilty of abusive behaviour after bombarding a woman with explicit photos

Person dies following ‘serious incident’ at University station in Birmingham

Police confirmed the unidentified casualty was found on the tracks

Leonardo Dicaprio over 25

A model asked Leonardo Dicaprio why he never dates women over 25 and his answer was an ick

Does he have a Challenge 25 policy? Asking for a friend x

New report reveals both Nottingham universities’ historic links with slavery

Researchers hope it will encourage discussions on ‘appropriate reparatory measures’

mafs sacha viewers thanking

MAFS’ ‘villain’ Sacha says viewers should thank her for keeping them ‘so entertained’

She’s carrying the show tbh

Tributes paid for UEA student who died after university gym equipment landed on his head

A family member said he was killed when the Smith machine bar fell on his head

From seminars to samba: Here’s where the 2024 Strictly Come Dancing cast went to uni

We’ve got a super smart set of celebs this year

Polly slams ‘audacity’ of Channel 4 to promote applying to MAFS UK after *that* episode

‘Who the f*ck wants to apply after such a traumatic episode?’

Iceland has partnered up with Deliveroo to give Leeds students free mini freezers

The giveaway is happening between 12pm and 3pm today!

UEA student who died in on campus gym suffered from traumatic brain injury, inquest hears

Mohammed Farraj had been an ‘aspiring doctor’ before his death earlier this month

Footage shared online of man allegedly committing sex act in Glasgow University library

In the video, he can be seen looking at images of naked women with his hand down his trousers

Newly released footage shows moment car drove over people at Freshers’ event in Birmingham

A man has now been arrested after six people were injured at The Tunnel Club earlier this month

Applications are open: The Leeds Tab is looking for a new Social Media Editor!

Looking for a creative outlet? Love memes? Want to boost your CV? Then apply here!

Former Nottingham University student sentenced for female genital mutilation charge

The prosecution said Emad Kaky wished to inflict ‘incredible harm’ on his victim

The Leeds Tab is looking for a News Editor, and we want you!

Applications close on Wednesday 9th October 2024 at 23:59

Man arrested after being seen ‘shimmying up a drain pipe’ of a Nottingham student house

He was then seen climbing through the house’s window on Lenton Boulevard

J-Lo and P Diddy relationship

The complete relationship timeline of J-Lo and P Diddy, 23 years after their split

The couple were arrested following a shooting at the start of their relationship

Floating bins, stranded students, and soggy Crocs: Huge flood causes chaos in Selly Oak

Honestly, I wouldn’t have been surprised if I’d seen Noah cutting about in his ark

The University of Birmingham has found recycled human urine could be used to grow food

Scientists used one-year-old wee in their research, nice

Nottingham strip club says it’s not chasing students after trying to lower entry age to 18

‘As good as the students are for the city, they are certainly not our target audience’

University of Birmingham is one of the top 15 UK universities, according to the Daily Mail

However, Aston University seems to be catching us up

The Glasgow Tab is finally recruiting new writers again and we want you!

We’re meeting at 4pm on Tuesday 26th September at Hillhead Book Club

Domino’s halts sales of Garlic and Herb dip following announcement it may contain nuts

‘There will be disruption to the supply of dips in the coming days’

City, London student facing jail after hurling racist abuse at Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka

He released a tirade of abuse on X about the winger

‘Violent’ student jailed after pushing woman on train tracks at Glasgow Queen Street

He’s been sentenced to 20 months in prison

Huw Edwards given suspended sentence after pleading guilty to child pornography charges

The judge called his crimes ‘extremely serious offences’ but said he was not a danger to children

Unite Students faces legal action over rats, mould and damp in student accommodations

A student claimed the company dismissed the rat she saw as her flatmate’s ‘secret hamster’

University students nearly lost £3 million last year due to this fake student finance text

Student Loans Company is warning students on what to look out for

Attention: The Lincoln Tab is looking for new writers to join its team

We’ll be meeting at The Swan on Monday 23rd September at 5pm

Glasgow student involved in hit and run was caught by her own phone after filming incident

Jamie Leigh McGregor was caught after a video of the collision went viral online