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.

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Posts

Aberystwyth Uni is using therapy donkeys during exam season to help students unwind

Students get to pet them for 15 minutes at a time

Aberystwyth Uni is using therapy donkeys during exam season to help students unwind

Students get to pet them for 15 minutes at a time

Welsh government allocates £2.3 million to student mental health services

It comes as the amount of university students declaring mental health problems triples

Welsh government allocates £2.3 million to student mental health services

It comes as the amount of university students declaring mental health problems triples

Welsh government allocates £2.3 million to student mental health services

It comes as the amount of university students declaring mental health problems triples

‘It’s sad it had to come to this’: Welsh unis to strike for 18 days this semester

Strike dates will be confirmed by UCU next week

‘It’s sad it had to come to this’: Welsh unis to strike for 18 days this semester

Strike dates will be confirmed by UCU next week

Taxi app which focuses on women’s safety launched in Cardiff

The company is working with schools and universities across South Wales

Study International ranks Cardiff Uni as one of the best European unis for women in STEM

It praised the university’s focus on diversity and equality

We don’t condone antisemitism but we’ll keep playing Kanye West in our club, says Cardiff SU

The SU will be reviewing the banning of Kanye’s music in the New Year

Cardiff Uni business students to hold a mental health wellness event tomorrow

Events include planting, rock painting and a visit from a support dog

O’Neill’s in Cardiff reverses decision to ban England fans from Wales v England game

It would have left many students unable to visit the establishment

Cardiff University professor told to remove rainbow hat at Qatari stadium

She was told wearing it was against UEFA regulations

Cardiff University professor told to remove rainbow hat at Qatari stadium

She was told wearing it was against UEFA regulations

Cardiff SU’s Best Dressed: Halloween Edition

From spooky to saucy, Cardiff students really pulled out all the stops this year

Welsh woman who poured faeces on Captain Tom’s memorial will not be jailed

This comes as Ms Budd plead guilty to causing criminal damage

Tesco has increased their meal deal price: This is what Cardiff students think about it

‘How am I meant to live, laugh and love in these conditions?’

Cardiff University generated £3.7 billion for the UK economy in a single year

This is the highest since the university started recording this data

Cardiff Uni hires man convicted of strangling woman as live-in worker at Talybont Halls

The uni has launched an investigation into his hiring

Welsh university staff could go on strike over pay and pensions this academic year

Members of all eight Welsh unis took part in the ballot

Cardiff Met student died in his halls from accidental heroin overdose, inquest hears

Dylan Causero was described as ‘beautiful, clever and funny’

Cardiff Met student died in his halls from accidental heroin overdose, inquest hears

Dylan Causero was described as ‘beautiful, clever and funny’

New bowling alley that’s open until 3:30am set to open on Cardiff’s Queen Street

There will be a bar and live music

According to Times Higher Education rankings, over half of the students at Cardiff Uni are female

Cardiff really needs to bring some boys to the yard

Cardiff’s current recycling scheme is changing: Here’s what you need to know

Say goodbye to those pesky green bags

The actual David Hasselhoff spotted duetting with a busker in Cardiff city centre

He joined the iconic Cardiff busker, Delboy

Sky Sports’ Jeff Stelling to host a sports quiz at The Claude

All proceeds will go to Macmillan Cancer Support

Welsh student arrested and charged after defacing Captain Tom’s memorial with faeces

She was protesting on behalf of End UK Private Jets

‘It’s a war on women’: Protestors gather in Cardiff city centre to oppose Mahsa Amini’s death

Protestors chanted ‘Freedom for Iran’

Two Cardiff Uni students left homeless after being forced to leave mouldy Keylet flat

They were refunded all the rent they had paid up until that point

Two Cardiff Uni students left homeless after being forced to leave mouldy Keylet flat

They were refunded all the rent they had paid up until that point

Anti-monarchy protestors gathered at Cardiff Castle to oppose the King’s ascension

One sign read ‘Not Our King!’

New statistics show Cathays is the most crime-ridden area in Cardiff

In June 2022, 637 offences were recorded in the area

Help points with direct access to the police will be installed across Cardiff

Further measures will also be taken following a number of incidents across the city

NHS mental health workers to be permanently based at Cardiff Uni’s Centre for Student Life

They will support students from four local universities

Vigil held at the National Museum for Bute Park murder victim, Dr. Gary Jenkins

He was killed in a homophobic attack in July 2021

A vigil was held in Bute Park in memory of Ashling Murphy

It will be there for another week for people to pay their respects

Mark Drakeford announces new COVID-19 rules to come into force in Wales

Self-isolation and Covid Pass rules will be tightened

The man attacked in Bute Park last month has passed away due to injuries

Three people have been charged with his attempted murder

Students in Wales asked to get Covid vaccinations before September

Universities in Wales have made this call amidst plans to resume in-person teaching

Cardiff University student who hid a drug dealer’s gun in a plant pot at her uni halls pleads guilty

She covered it with cement, compost and a rhubarb plant

Cardiff University lecturer suspended after allegedly having sex with students

The lecturer denies all the allegations, claiming he has been falsely accused

Cardiff Bay left trashed for the second time in a week following warm weather

Cardiff Council have called it ‘unacceptable’

Here are the rules pubs in Wales will have to follow when they reopen

You can say goodbye to that 10pm curfew

Cardiff Uni ‘s financial support package for students: Here’s what we know

This will provide financial aid to some of the most vulnerable students

Welsh Government announces new tier 4 restrictions to come into place after Christmas

New restrictions will affect the whole of Wales

Cardiff Uni student filmed by stranger whilst running in Bute Park

This follows a number of incidents of harassment in Cathays

Cardiff University has discovered that mouthwash can eradicate coronavirus in 30 seconds

A clinical trial will be going ahead soon