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13. May, 2013 Advice, Reporting
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Top tips for the perfect interview

by George Berridge

Top tips for the perfect interview Even though it forms the backbone of what we as journalists do, the interview is a tough nut to crack. It requires more than just asking the big questions… Here, I’ve compiled a few tips and tricks that should help
3. April, 2013 Comment, Routes into journalism
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Let’s start another form of New Journalism

by Nicole Froio

Let’s start another form of New Journalism I’m bored. Don’t get me wrong, hacks; I am a news, politics and investigative journalism geek. But as much as I consume all this content and enjoy it, it does leave me a bit empty by the time I reach
15. March, 2013 Guest posts
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Copywriting teaches any writer valuable lessons

by A Wannabe Hack

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
22. February, 2013 Guest posts
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The seven lessons I learnt from local newspapers

by Natasha Lunn

The seven lessons I learnt from local newspapers As a wannabe arts and features journalist, I’d always set my sights on work experience at a national paper or magazine. But when my NCTJ diploma demanded I spend Fridays at a paper, the locals were an obvious starting point.
18. February, 2013 Comment, Debate
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What constitutes harassment by a journalist?

by Natasha Clark

What constitutes harassment by a journalist? Last week this collection of tweets from the producer of Daybreak was re-tweeted into the public domain, showing him asking those who knew the late model Reeva Steenkamp, girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius, if they would like to speak to the media
8. February, 2013 Routes into journalism, Writing
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The Santa Maria fire, Jimmy Savile scandal and why journalists must never forget

by Nicole Froio

The Santa Maria fire, Jimmy Savile scandal and why journalists must never forget Coverage of the Santa Maria fire by the Brazilian media has been overwhelming. Whole spreads were allocated to it the day after it happened, bumping any other news to the back of the news agenda. The O Globo website has
22. January, 2013 Finding a job, Routes into journalism
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How to keep up in journalism while working that ‘meantime job’

by Nicole Froio

How to keep up in journalism while working that ‘meantime job’ I haven’t felt like a real writer lately. Like many hacks, I have so far failed to get a job as a reporter and settled for a “meantime job”. Honestly, I have been trying to keep up with the hacks
30. November, 2012 Comment
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An initial reaction to the Leveson report

by George Berridge

An initial reaction to the Leveson report Like most hacks, I’m still trying to get my head around the Leveson report. Not through lack of trying, mind you, but 2000 pages is a lot to get through. What I’ll offer up is my initial reaction. It’s the
12. November, 2012 Advice, Recommended, Writing
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Receiving feedback and learning from criticism

by Nicole Froio

Receiving feedback and learning from criticism I don’t know what I was expecting when I opened that email. I had worked so hard and for so long, I just wanted a chance to prove myself and show that I am a good writer. I have no
9. November, 2012 Comment
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How the US election gave me hope for student media

by George Berridge

How the US election gave me hope for student media A few months ago, when I started writing for Wannabe Hacks, I wrote a piece about how student media sometimes suffered from a sort of complacency which undermined a lot of the hard work that went into it. If anything
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