Profile: The Chancer
- Name Tom Clarke
- Location London, UK
- Twitter: _tomclarke
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=868240371&ref=ts
- Email: chancer@wannabehacks.co.uk
- Website:
Profile
Tom is the former news and sport editor of Redbrick and also worked as the sport editor for The National Student. He has done work experience at local papers across the country and is currently studying the Newspaper Journalism MA at City University. He also co-writes the sport blog www.popeandswift.co.uk with The Student.
Posts by The Chancer
2. September, 2011
Routes into journalism
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What I’ve learnt from being a Wannabe Hack
Our imminent departure from writing on this site has provoked final tips from The Intern and some thoughts on what might have been from The Student. From me you’re not getting any tips or theories but instead I thought I
30. August, 2011
Routes into journalism
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This post will get you a job in journalism
Well I hope that got your attention. The reason for my rather hyperbolic and quite frankly deceptive headline is because I wanted to talk about page furniture and how being able to write a good headline and captions is not
26. August, 2011
Routes into journalism
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Rate the report: England ‘seconds’ enough to beat Ireland in rain affected ODI
In a rare one-off one day international, a new-look England side defeated Ireland by 11 runs with weather interrupting much of the day’s play. (Click here for the scorecard of the game.) Rain was the eventual winner at Dublin as the match
24. August, 2011
Routes into journalism
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Tips for starting a journalism course
As September looms young journalists across the country will be stocking up on notepads and making sure they have enough batteries for the dictaphone as they get ready to embark on a course in journalism. Whether at undergraduate level, masters
21. August, 2011
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Wannabe Hacks archive: Telegraph rejection, student media and Guardian work experience
There are few things more enjoyable on a Sunday than relaxing with a hot beverage of your choice and a spread of Sunday newspapers. But the papers can be a bit pricey at the weekend so instead we thought we’d
18. August, 2011
Routes into journalism
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BREAKING: Twitter slowly losing its appeal and its usefulness
It provided with a welcome distraction from poetry and Shakespeare when I was in third year. It helped me develop valuable contacts as I prepared for my masters last summer. And it was vital in securing me many interviews and
15. August, 2011
Routes into journalism
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Jobs in journalism: Are we destined for careers as jack-of-all-trades journalists?
Having completed my masters and passed my exams (just) I am officially finished with education. But no sooner had I packed away my textbooks and binned my old notes when I was asked to complete one final task – the
11. August, 2011
Routes into journalism
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24-hour news has fanned the flames of the riots across the country
Journalism, as a profession, often has some rather negative connotations attached to it and that’s before we start on phone hacking. One of the critical points my friends often make is the fact that we journalists can often find delight
8. August, 2011
Routes into journalism
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Rate the report: Nani double helps United silence City
You’ve been reviewing our reviews and now it’s time to rate the reports as we put those wannabe sports journalists to the test. Rik Sharma is first to offer up his match reporting skills for you to critique and it’s
4. August, 2011
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Wannabe Hacks Legal Series: Interview with Gill Phillips (part two)
In the second part of our interview (read part one here) with the Guardian’s Director of Editorial Legal Services, Gill Phillips tells us what she thinks wannabes need to know when it comes to the law and gives her thoughts