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2. September, 2011 Advice, Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Getting started, Industries, Routes into journalism
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Where are all the journalism venture capitalists?

by The Student

Where are all the journalism venture capitalists? The imminent arrival of five new Hacks (due to be unveiled on Monday) got me thinking about the past year, what might have been and how for a short period, I looked into making Wannabe Hacks my full-time job. It
4. July, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Industries, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism
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Entrepreneurial journalism: how I tried (and failed) to make Wannabe Hacks my full-time job

by The Student

Entrepreneurial journalism: how I tried (and failed) to make Wannabe Hacks my full-time job Entrepreneurial journalism (for want of a better name) is all the rage at the moment. ‘Create your own job’ is a nice idea in principle but, as The Student found out, it’s a lot tougher than people make out. It
27. June, 2011 Comment, Entrepreneurship, Routes into journalism
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Four reasons why the phrase ‘entrepreneurial journalism’ should be banned

by The Student

Four reasons why the phrase ‘entrepreneurial journalism’ should be banned On Friday Wannabe Hacks were very pleased to hear that we had won the first prize in MyNewsBiz, an exciting new competition which looked to discover the best new business ideas for the future of journalism. Open to all undergraduate,
15. April, 2011 Routes into journalism
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Guardian part 2: What are engaged users REALLY worth?

by Nick Petrie

Guardian part 2: What are engaged users REALLY worth? As you may have surmised this post will carry on where I finished off last week. Without giving to much away, yesterday we were discussing the growth and direction of the professional networks I work on. We were getting stuck
22. March, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Guest posts, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Routes into journalism, Student media
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Elena Cresci: The Siren is proof that alternative, new and entrepreneurial journalism exists for students

by The Maverick

Elena Cresci: The Siren is proof that alternative, new and entrepreneurial journalism exists for students Elena Cresci is editor, co-founder and writer of The Siren: Swansea students’ alternative approach to student journalism. Describing themselves as the “students you can’t shut up” The Siren is an interesting and inspirational take on how student media is no
15. March, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Guest posts, Industries, Routes into journalism
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Adam Westbrook: ‘There’s lot of people talking about entrepreneurial journalism but not enough doing it’

by The Student

Freelance video journalist Adam Westbrook talks to Wannabe Hacks about entrepreneurial journalism and the importance of collaboration and starting a project at the earliest opportunity. Adam also talks about My News Biz, a fantastic nationwide search for the best new
15. March, 2011 Routes into journalism
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Anthony O’Thomas: ‘Student should use their time at university and not wait till they graduate’

by Nick Petrie

Entrepreneur Anthony O’Thomas talks to Wannabe Hacks about the opportunity that can be found during university and the potential it offers to create value outside your academic studies. Anthony goes on to mention Emerging Students, a brand he created with
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