. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Pol l ard ▁was ▁a ▁guest ▁pan ell ist ▁on ▁the ▁award - win ning ▁talk ▁show ▁Lo ose ▁Women . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁she ▁founded ▁Women ▁in ▁Journal ism . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Chair ▁and ▁is ▁still ▁the ▁Honor ary ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁organisation ▁that ▁advis es ▁members ▁on ▁networking , ▁campaign ing ▁and ▁training . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁Vice ▁Chair man ▁of ▁Well be ing ▁of ▁Women , ▁a ▁char ity ▁dedicated ▁to ▁impro ving ▁the ▁health ▁of ▁women ▁and ▁b ab ies ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁She ▁still ▁holds ▁that ▁post . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁first ▁Chair ▁of ▁Re por ters ▁without ▁B orders ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁pr estig ious ▁Journal ists ▁La ure ate ▁prize ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁Press ▁Club . ▁She ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁acc ol ade ▁for ▁being ▁an ▁inspir ational ▁editor ▁and ▁broad c aster . ▁▁▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Compet ition ▁Commission ’ s ▁New sp aper ▁Take over ▁P anel , ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Her ▁publications ▁include ▁Jack ie , ▁a ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Jac qu eline ▁Kennedy ▁On ass is ▁( 1 9 7 1 ), ▁and ▁she ▁has ▁joint ly ▁written ▁four ▁nov els : ▁S pl ash ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁Best