Profile: Jenni
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Jenni is originally from Glasgow and is studying on the Broadcast Journalism MA at City University London. While studying German and English at King's College London, Jenni helped establish KCL Radio. The station won Gold in the Best Outside Broadcast category at the 2011 Student Radio Association Awards. In 2011/12, Jenni presented and produced KCL Radio's flagship arts programme.
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17. May, 2013
CVs
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CVs, back-ups, and other loose ends
You join me at the end of a rather hectic week. My Media Law exam was on Monday and my Final Project deadline was just a couple of days later… I won’t lie. Now that the bulk of my major
7. May, 2013
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Wannabe Hacks meetup 2013: Networking as a journalist
With our fourth meetup #hacksmeet13 just around the corner, I thought I would write about what it’s like to network as a journalist. I associate networking with conferences and business deals; whereas the Wannabe Hacks meetup will be more of
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My zigzag route into journalism
This may surprise you. Until very recently, I didn’t want to be a journalist. In fact, I remember someone suggesting the idea to me when I was about fifteen and – being a bit stubborn – I rejected the idea
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The LSE, BBC Panorama, and North Korea uncovered: Is this undercover reporting gone too far?
The hype surrounding John Sweeney’s ‘North Korea Undercover’ Panorama documentary (BBC One, 8:30pm. 15th April 2013) began building up as early as Saturday night when it emerged that a journalist – or rather a group of three journalists capable of
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VIDEO | UPDATE: The Broadcast Journalism Postgrad talks about the course so far
The past few months have flown by in a bit of whirlwind for me. A tornado would probably be a more appropriate description. Melodrama aside, January and February were two of the busiest months of my life. After three weeks
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Writing Technique: Writing for Broadcast
The main difference between writing for broadcast and writing for print: time. Time is of the essence in broadcast journalism and you need to be able to work – and write – to the second. How many words per second?
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Interview Technique: Asking the obvious, difficult, and killer questions
Journalism is all about asking questions. As journalists, we are naturally curious and we – ideally or unfortunately depending on which way you look at it – will not be able to rest until we get to the bottom of
13. March, 2013
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“Journalism in the Dock” – The relationship between journalists and the police in the post-Leveson era
Last night I attended a panel discussion at City University London where the panel and audience had a vibrant – and occasionally heated – debate about the relationship between journalists and the police. The debate was chaired by Dominic Ponsford, the
7. March, 2013
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Building up your contacts book as a wannabe hack
Whenever I write anything about the skills needed to succeed in journalism or post a by no means exhaustive list of tools or qualities I think aspiring journalists should have, I receive tweets along the lines of “Eight items on
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An update from The Broadcast Journalism Postgrad and why it’s OK not to have a career plan
It seems so long ago that I was sitting in my flat recording my first-ever YouTube video, awkwardly avoiding eye contact with the webcam in an attempt to introduce myself and fill you in on the first few days of