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18. April, 2013
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Wannabe Hacks meetup 2013
We will be holding one of our meetups on Friday, 17 May, 2013 at the Shooting Star pub opposite Liverpool Street station. Like our previous events it will be an informal gathering of aspiring journalists and working hacks for a
15. March, 2013
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Copywriting teaches any writer valuable lessons
Copywriting. For any wannabe hack, the lure of commercial writing is always waiting in the wings as the ‘dark side’ of professional wordsmithery. Lending one’s pen to big business is seen as something of a Faustian pact with ambition and
5. March, 2013
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You can succeed without an NCTJ course
Whilst at the University of Central Lancashire I studied Journalism and Creative Writing. As I was studying a combined honours degree, although I was studying 60% of the modules of a single honours journalism student, my course was not accredited
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Nine weeks to a job in journalism
This time last year I was in the same position as many aspiring journalists. I was newly-graduated with internships under my belt but not a sniff of a job offer. As a last resort I applied for the PMA Postgraduate
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How a driving licence and a car helped me get work in journalism
A large drop in the number of people taking their driving tests has been reported recently. The AA speculated that this was due to the rising cost of insurance and may damage job opportunities for young people. This got me
26. September, 2012
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Journalism is struggling in the UK but it’s on the ropes in Australia too
Building a career in journalism has always been difficult, but it appears that retaining one has become just as challenging. Especially in Australia. Riding on the back of a major resources boom, Australia is touted as an economic miracle of
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I got criticism and abuse but I realised I’d done a good job with my front page story
The former Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, Herbert Bayard Swope, once said: “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give the formula for failure – which is trying to please everybody”. I was reminded of these words after
20. August, 2012
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Introducing the new members of Wannabe Hacks
Two years after we launched the site, we are proud to announce the latest aspiring journalists to be joining Wannabe Hacks. We have significantly expanded the team this time around, bringing in six new team members who will join Jonathan,
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The importance of impartiality – it helps you to stand out
Over the next few months, the journalists of the United States will be in election mode, reporting on the latest developments from campaign trails as the race between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama reaches its climax. However, there’s been a
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Royal honeymoon photos – a case of money over morals?
To the world, they were almost no different to any of the paparazzi snaps we see on a daily basis; a newlywed, publicly known couple walking hand in hand on a beautiful beach on their honeymoon. But they were different;