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9. August, 2011 Advice, Comment, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Guest posts, Postgraduate course, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning

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Jon Offredo: after the London riots – the role of journalism in reporting a protest

by The Freelancer

Jon Offredo is a postgrad student studying International Multimedia Journalism at Newcastle University. He has worked with BBC News’s School Report, written for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Journal, Sunday Sun and other publications in the UK and

8. August, 2011 Advice, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience and interning, Writing

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Looking back: how I’ve improved my writing

by The Maverick

It’s been nearly four years since I first got something in print. A 50 word single review in my student newspaper – under somebody else’s byline, no less – which I was enormously excited to see, hold and read. While

5. August, 2011 Advice, Applications, CVs, Digital and online, Finding a job, How to guides, Industries, Interviews, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Television, Work experience

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How to work casual shifts as a freelance journalist & add your own

by The Freelancer

Given the Maverick’s freelance update (or should that be, revelation) this morning, I thought I’d also treat you to a little first-hand insight to the world of freelancing… Let’s call it a freelancing Friday shall we?… shall we? Anyone? For

3. August, 2011 Advice, Guest posts, How to guides, Industries, Newspaper, Routes into journalism

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Rik Sharma: How to get the perfect vox-pops

by The Maverick

Rik has recently gained his NCTJ-preliminaries at News Associates, London, and is an aspiring sports journalist. He writes for bornoffside.net and can be found on Twitter here. There is something about standing in a street with a camera and a notebook

3. August, 2011 Advice, Applications, Finding a job, Guest posts, Interviews, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Training schemes, Undergraduate course

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Alexandra Rucki: How to deal with interview rejection

by The Student

Alexandra Rucki is a recent MA Print Journalism graduate at the University of Sheffield. She won an NCTJ journalism diversity fund bursary to fund her postgraduate study. She has started working as a content manager, writer and web editor for

30. July, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Getting started, How to guides, Industries, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Tools, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning

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How to start up as a WordPress journalist part 2: themes

by The Freelancer

So – where were we? That’s right. We’d set you up on your way to producing content on your first WordPress journalism blog. Sure, it’s basic, but you’re getting valuable content out and your bio features on an about page

29. July, 2011 Advice, How to guides, Industries, Radio, Routes into journalism, Television

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Jamie Chadd: 5 things I learned from a journalism phone interview gone wrong!

by The Maverick

Jamie Chadd can be found blogging here and tweeting here. On Monday morning I took a message from BBC South, regarding my recent work experience application for a broadcast journalism placement. I called back, and they asked if I was

28. July, 2011 Advice, Applications, CVs, Finding a job, How to guides, Routes into journalism, Tools

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Online journalism CV workshop #2: your tips, hints and advice

by The Freelancer

And so, after an extremely successful online CV surgery last week (the operation was a complete success doctors!) we’ve decided to have another crack at another possibly sick patient. On the CV examination table this week is Nizaar Kinsella (@NazKinsella).

27. July, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Getting started, How to guides, Industries, Routes into journalism

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Twitter: the basics for aspiring journalists

by The Maverick

Twitter’s an essential tool for young journalists to put themselves and their work out there. The micro-blogging site has just celebrated it’s 5th birthday, but while it’s near-impossible for those who have been Tweeting for the last few years to

25. July, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Getting started, Guest posts, How to guides, Industries, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Student media

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Joseph Stashko: How I covered the Oslo blast and Utoya shootings using social media and Storify

by The Freelancer

Joseph Stashko is a journalist who can be found on Twitter here. A lot is written about the value and prominence that live coverage will occupy in the future of journalism. The Guardian frequently live blog breaking news, and there’s