Profile: Jonathan Frost
- Name Jonathan Frost
- Location York
- Twitter: @Frost_J
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- Email: jonathan@wannabehacks.co.uk
- Website: http://www.ocqur.com
Profile
Jonathan is a digital journalist and graphic designer. He is currently a second year student at the University of York, studying English Literature and Linguistics. He is Founder and CEO of Ocqur, a platform for breaking news, which is due to launch a product later this year.
Posts by Jonathan Frost
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Emma Walker: short course NCTJ review – my first three weeks
Emma Walker, 21, graduated from Leicester University with a BA in English and History. She is now studying NCTJ at Brighton Journalist Works – find her tweeting @emwalkerwolves and find her blogging here. I am by no means in a position
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Academic vs Vocational degrees | DEBATE
It’s that time again; students all over the country are nervously filling out UCAS application forms. For all those set on a career in journalism, you need to decide whether you want to apply for an academic degree, such as
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Exploitation and work experience
We are in a vulnerable state, in a vulnerable market. We’re striving to make it on to the bottom rung of the ladder, and even that seems impossible at times. Some people argue that we are exploited by others in
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5 tips for improving your writing
Confession time: I don’t think I’m actually that good a writer. I don’t think it’s a problem though; the way I see it, my strengths as a wannabe journalist lie elsewhere, in other equally valuable places. However, aiming to improve
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How to be a good wannabe: time management
When the new team took over at Wannabe Hacks, I knew it was going to involve a lot of work. It’s a big commitment, and one that’s been really worthwhile and rewarding already, and we’re not even two months in.
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Martin Cloake: Solberg’s 10% rule proves we still don’t get social media
Martin Cloake is a journalist, award-winning author, editor, trainer and project manager. He writes and edits sport, finance, media and technology. When I read that Norwegian editor Helje Solberg had told last week’s News Rewired event that staff on her
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Journalists should spend 10% of their time on social media
At last week’s news:rewired conference, I attended a session about Newsroom Architecture. The topics discussed were quite far-reaching, and in her presentation, Helje Solberg, executive editor of the norwegian paper VG, spoke about how her newsroom use social media. She
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Storify: misuse, monetisation, and the media.
Storify has to be hot property of the year, in the world of digital journalism. For those of you that have been living under a rock, it allows users to curate and compile social media in order to create a
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Hannah Frost: 5 tips for getting motivated.
Hannah Frost is a third year journalism student at the University of Sheffield. Since first getting published at age 15, she has completed work experience at local and national magazines, and has set her heart on magazine journalism. Hannah is
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Wannabe Hacks to live blog the news:rewired conference
On Thursday, three of the Wannabe Hacks will be live blogging Journalism.co.uk‘s news:rewired conference. The Entrepreneur, The Intern, and The Undergrad will all be heading to the capital to cover the day’s sessions. The agenda looks to be interesting and