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How to write like a journalist
So many of us have lofty ambitions to be a ‘writer’. The romantic notion of being huddled away in a corner turning your stream of consciousness into beautiful prose is dreamt by many. But it is a little more complicated
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Student journalists need to be persistent
For some students, picking up a phone and ringing for an interview can be tough. Often, you get redirected to send an email and go from there. But what happens when interviewees try to shrug you off, not by turning
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Networking is just the beginning
Networking is a task that all professionals have to go through, with journalists probably having to do it more than others. We have to network with sources, other professionals and if you are an aspiring journalist, anyone who will talk
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How to pitch a freelance article
Unless you were reading the Metro yesterday you probably didn’t realise that it is National Freelancers Day tomorrow. According to the Metro report, over 4 million people in the UK (just over 10 per cent of the working population) are
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Where to look for journalism work experience in the UK
Regardless of what kind of career you set your heart on, when you first decide to take the leap towards finding relevant work experience the whole process can be a bit daunting. Where do you start? Where do you look?
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The Hack Report: Tips from fellow aspiring journalists
Last week a professor of mine shared some advice with the International Journalism MA Programme. He said the best contacts we will ever have in our career are our colleagues. So I found five fellow wannabe hacks with different backgrounds and
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How to make freelance journalism pay
Online tech blog, The Kernel , has never been a stranger to controversy. Known for its irreverent attempt to ‘fix European technology journalism’ in the eight months since its launch it has frequently come under fire for its ‘negative coverage’
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NUS-Amnesty Media Summit 2012: Is advice from current journalists outdated?
Last week, Amnesty International collaborated with the National Union of Students to bring student journalists an extensive and engaging media summit. The two day conference, held at Amnesty International headquarters, aimed to build and improve students’ journalism skills and prepare
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I got criticism and abuse but I realised I’d done a good job with my front page story
The former Pulitzer prize-winning reporter, Herbert Bayard Swope, once said: “I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give the formula for failure – which is trying to please everybody”. I was reminded of these words after
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Remember, we all make mistakes when getting into journalism
When it comes to journalistic advice, I think there is sometimes too much emphasis on how to get it right and not enough on what to do when you get it wrong. I should probably preface this by saying I
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