Connor O’Brien

Connor is a journalist who studied for his MA Journalism Liverpool John Moores University in 2025 and is the Tim Hetherington fellow for 2024-25. He is passionate about Photojournalism following his BA in Photography from the University of Cumbria.

Mackenzie Argent

Mackenzie is a young journalist that graduated with first class honours in BA Journalism from Liverpool John Moores University in 2024, and was the Tim Hetherington fellow for 2024-25. During his time at university he made multiple pieces covering the city’s homelessness crisis, and has a passion for upholding and defending freedom of expression. Mackenzie previously worked with the Liverpool Echo, and was a fellow of the John Schofield Trust for 2023-24.

Josie Timms

Josie Timms was the first Liverpool John Moores University/Tim Hetherington fellow. She is pictured here with LJMU’s Professor Chris Frost and Tim Hetherington’s mother Judith

Danyaal Yasin

Danyaal Yasin is a Content Campaign Executive for Hays. Since leaving Index Danyaal has been a Social Media Assistant at Ecobites and was a B2C Marketing Executive for Yoti.

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