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5. March, 2013 Guest posts

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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

21. May, 2012 Advice, latest, Postgraduate course, Undergraduate course

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Top time management tips for exam term

by Hannah Bass

It’s that time of year again. Libraries up and down the country are crammed full of pale-faced students shuddering with a toxic cocktail of nerves and caffeine shakes. Yup, it’s exam term. Last week I asked for time management tips as I’ve been up

26. October, 2011 Comment, Debate, Routes into journalism, Short course and NCTJ

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Jess Fuhl: Could you teach yourself the NCTJ?

by Natalie Clarkson

Jessica Fuhl has just finished her Masters in English after holding the position of News Editor at her university paper, as well as working in the uni’s radio and television station news teams. She is currently freelancing whilst working in marketing and branding,

15. August, 2011 Routes into journalism

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Jobs in journalism: Are we destined for careers as jack-of-all-trades journalists?

by Tom Clarke

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

4. August, 2011 Routes into journalism

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Wannabe Hacks Legal Series: Interview with Gill Phillips (part two)

by Tom Clarke

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

2. August, 2011 Routes into journalism

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Wannabe Hacks Legal Series: Interview with Gill Phillips (part one)

by Tom Clarke

Now we at Hacks like to tackle all sorts of issues relating to making it in journalism and one topic which has been neglected by us so far is the law. Legal issues affect journalists everyday and with all the

20. May, 2011 Routes into journalism

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Forget the books, the lessons and the exams. This is why you should do a journalism course…

by Tom Clarke

I hate to sound a little like a broken record but here comes another exam inspired post. Don’t worry though, it’s not anymore of my musings on media law. Instead, yesterday saw the Student and I sit our final exam

17. May, 2011 Routes into journalism

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Media law: It’s time us wannabes made legal issues our top priority

by Tom Clarke

Now this isn’t what you think, I’m not going to go ranting on about the I-word. But yesterday the Student and I had the not so enjoyable task to completing our three-hour media law exam at City. I won’t bore

5. May, 2011 Routes into journalism

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Are essays and exams the best way to get the most out of a journalism course?

by Tom Clarke

It doesn’t take much time staring at a media law textbook two weeks before an exam to ask yourself “Christ, why am I doing this?” But rather than using my self-loathing to whine about how hard things are (they’re not really, but

24. August, 2010 Routes into journalism

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Journalism undergrad or otherwise? | DEBATE

by The Student

Last Thursday, alongside those waiting for their A-Levels, thousands of 17-year-olds received their AS Level results. This brought back horrible memories of the worry and confusion that followed in the weeks after I was presented with my Year 12 results. Obviously, if you haven’t