Joe Lepper is an NCTJ trained journalist with 20 years experience writing for consumer and B2B media. He started his career as a reporter for Sussex newspapers, including the Eastbourne Herald, Seaford Gazette and Brighton Argus. In 2001 he joined Haymarket Publishing’s PRWeek, where he launched the magazine’s public sector coverage and interviewed media figures such as Piers Morgan.
He became a freelance journalist in 2003 and his work for print and online clients across the B2B and consumer media sectors includes news shift cover, feature writing and providing content for supplements. Particular areas of specialism include the charity, health, education and public services.
Since 2018 a focus of Joe’s work has been on producing regular online news content for clients including Charity Times and Children and Young People Now.
Below are a selection of Joe’s clients and examples of his work.
Examples of Joe’s work
Children’s Services and Devolution
Coronavirus: Children’s Charities Threatened by Major Income Drop
Coronavirus: Social Workers Forced to Make ‘DIY Protection Kits’
Council Failures Saw Care Leavers Living in Tents
Special Report: Mutual benefits
‘It feels odd to have a bed at last’
Social Media: A Growing Community
Analysis: The Lord Hodgson review (pages 12-13)
Reflecting on the Progress of Careers Leadership
Health checks for looked after children
Can councils still afford to house care leavers
Nursery Management: Town and Country – Going the distance
Carving out a role in GP commissioning
Meeting the health needs of children
Mother care – Improving care for pregnant drug users
Partnership Supplement (pages 26-27)
Efficiency Supplement (pages 22-23)
The NHS Shake-Up – What It Means For PR
News and Features Ltd 
