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19. June, 2013 latest
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Whistleblower hotline is now an essential part of press regulation

by Liam Corcoran

Whistleblower hotline is now an essential part of press regulation It has been hard to miss over the last week – PRISM has been exposed by the Guardian and the Washington Post, all thanks to whistleblower Edward Snowden. Coinciding with this news, the rival Royal Charter by the newspaper and
18. June, 2013 Finding a job
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Finding a job in journalism: Which websites are the best?

by Jenni Graham

Finding a job in journalism: Which websites are the best? I completed my final assignment for my Journalism MA last Friday and my course is unofficially over. Technically, I’m still enrolled until Friday. For three more days, I’m still a student and not unemployed. At least that’s what I’m telling
17. June, 2013 latest
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Working in radio: what I’ve learned in a week

by George Berridge

Working in radio: what I’ve learned in a week The week past, I’ve been adding another notch to my journalism bedpost. I did bits and bobs of radio work at university, but now I’ve been thrown in at the deep end working on Today, BBC Radio 4′s flagship programme.
14. June, 2013 Comment
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Journalists must not neglect books

by Liam Corcoran

Journalists must not neglect books Journalism is fast, to the point, and gives you the facts that you need at the time of publishing. Due to this, stories that go on for months can become muddled and stories that require a deeper understanding of the
13. June, 2013 Advice, Getting started
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Getting started with investigative journalism

by Nicole Froio

Getting started with investigative journalism I had heard of Help Me Investigate before, and I have always enjoyed reading their investigations – so when the opportunity of getting involved was presented to me in the form of a tweet, I jumped in. I am currently helping
12. June, 2013 Getting started, Routes into journalism
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How can my careers and skills departments help me get into journalism?

by Natasha Clark

How can my careers and skills departments help me get into journalism? Careers and skills departments are, on the whole deemed fairly useless. They send you emails that don’t load properly at 2am, and hold lengthy workshops with advisers that aren’t seen to help much at all. Admittedly, my school’s version’s of
11. June, 2013 Comment
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Should the Sunday Politics have let shock jock Alex Jones on the air?

by Caroline Mortimer

Should the Sunday Politics have let shock jock Alex Jones on the air? There are very few occasions where you’ll find me watching TV through my fingers. Especially not on a Sunday morning. The Sunday Politics is designed as a fluffy magazine show for political nerds to soothe their hangovers to. Despite Andrew
10. June, 2013 CVs
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CV Workshop: Aaron Bower

by George Berridge

CV Workshop: Aaron Bower This week, sports journalist Aaron Bower asks what can be done to improve his CV in order to move from freelance to full time. Aaron is a freelance sports journalist from Bradford, West Yorkshire. Since leaving University he’s managed to
7. June, 2013 Comment
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When free speech and national security collide: when should you not print?

by Caroline Mortimer

When free speech and national security collide: when should you not print? This week Private First Class Bradley Manning goes on trial in a military court in the USA, charged with 22 counts of passing on confidential information to Wikileaks about military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The case has captured the
6. June, 2013 latest
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How skilled is a multi-skilled journalist?

by Jenni Graham

How skilled is a multi-skilled journalist? Earlier this year, I wrote about what I considered to be the necessary skills needed to be a multi-skilled journalist. Five months of my journalism postgraduate course have passed since then, so I thought I would write an updated version
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    _JenniGraham on Finding a job in journalism: Which websites are the best?

    kpedersen03 I wasn't sure how to answer your question, so I asked WH readers on Twitter what they would write in...
    Posted Jun 18, 2013
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    Yet another fantastic post there! What about journalism.co.uk - it's quite a labour-intensive registration process - so I would like...
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