Lydia Barker

Social Media and Section Editor

Location

Newcastle

Education

Newcastle University

Expertise

Fashion, student lifestyle, student culture, guides, Newcastle Upon Tyne, features, student news, travel, literature, pop culture

Lydia is a Section-Editor at The Tab Newcastle, where she helps to manage the team of writers. She is also the TikTok editor, she creates relatable student content that frequently goes viral
Lydia is currently in her third year at university studying English Literature. Lydia is planning to land a career in Fashion Journalism, her dream role would be to work at Condé Nast and more specifically Vogue
Lydia completed a Fashion Journalism course at Condé Nast in 2023. At the end of the course each group created a Vogue issue and presented it to the other students. Lydia was responsible for choosing the cover girl, the interview, the fashion feature and the non-fashion feature

Experience

Lydia joined The Tab Newcastle in 2021 as a student writer in her second year, and has since gone on to become a Section-editor and the Tik Tok-editor

Education

Lydia Barker attended Greenhead College and studied English Literature, Law and History. She went on to study English Literature at Newcastle University and is currently in her final year of the course. During her time at Newcastle Lydia has studied the likes of Freud, Wollstonecraft, Butler, Shakespeare and Homer

THE TAB'S EDITORIAL POLICIES

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Posts

Suits, swimwear and six packs: A Look at Northumbria’s Fashion Show

Lydia Barker & Lara Parsons

Guides
NEWCASTLE

Provocative, risqué and lots of fun

Here’s which classic Christmas song each UK university would be

Lydia Barker

Trash
UK

If your favourite song is Lonely Christmas you may want to seek out some therapy

The ultimate gift guide for the fashion-obsessed Jesmond girly in your life

Lydia Barker

Guides
NEWCASTLE

For the friend who sleighs all year round x

10 ways to make the most of Autumn in Newcastle

Lydia Barker

Guides
NEWCASTLE

Horror film and chill anyone?

Here are five hot girl costumes to wear in the Toon this Halloween

Lydia Barker

Guides
NEWCASTLE

Sorry, Barbie didn’t make the cut x

Ten fashion tips for Jesmond newcomers this September

Lydia Barker

Guides
NEWCASTLE

Ditch the nuptse

The six type of flatmates you’ll meet at Newcastle uni that scream red flag

Lydia Barker

Guides
NEWCASTLE

I may or may not have been the club rat

Newcastle Uni is offering £500 compensation to students who graduated without final grades

Lydia Barker

News
NEWCASTLE

Just want my degree please x

We rated the vibes across six of the best clubs in Newcastle

Lydia Barker

Guides
NEWCASTLE

Sorry, but Flares just doesn’t make the cut

Five best shops in Newcastle to buy your Valentine’s gift from

Lydia Barker

Guides
NEWCASTLE

Struggling to find the perfect gift for bae? Look no further