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Digging into data
Over the weekend, I’ve been boxed up in a student newspaper office. We’ve all been there: the stale smell, the lack of space, and the heavy eyelids. But we do it anyway, for whatever reasons, and I’ve ultimately enjoyed this
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Tips for a sensitive interview
Earlier this week I posted about a really positive experience of a sensitive interview with a young transsexual man. Today I thought I’d offer some ideas for preparing for and carrying out an interview where the subject matter may be
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Contacts: Friends, not Pokemon
I’ll level a bit here. A lot of people talk about the importance of keeping contacts, address books, business cards and networking. Personally, I hate networking. I find it painful and the only redeeming feature is that it usually takes
8. February, 2012
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Things that go bump at night: working the night shift
I like to cook. I’m not very good at it, but it’s a nice hobby and with my shift, I cook so I can save money. See, I work the night shift, from 3-11 p.m. to be exact. Most of
7. February, 2012
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Jonathon Cockburn: How to make your radio bulletin sing
Jonathon Cockburn has had no formal journalism training, but after a year working as a Programmes Assistant at Radio Forth in Edinburgh he is now a Broadcast Assistant on BBC Asian Network’s main news programme – Asian Network Reports. He
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Why campus reporters should ‘Like’ the Facebook ticker
We’re going Facebook crazy at the moment. Yesterday The Entreprenuer argued journalists were a bit late to get to grips with how to use Facebook. This morning The Postgrad said that Facebook could be more useful than Twitter and now
1. February, 2012
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The Hacks at news:rewired
This Friday, the Wannabe Hacks are heading to Journalism.co.uk’s news:rewired event, Media in Motion. We’ll be live blogging the sessions, tweeting, storifying, and also posting more traditional coverage over the course of the day. We’ll be doing this all over at
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Almaz Ohene: The perils of pitching and forgetting to ask for credit
Almaz is currently studying for a Diploma in Journalism at News Associates in Wimbledon. She has a BA in English Literature from the University of Southampton and was Travel Editor for the Wessex Scene. She currently contributes to the hyperlocal news site
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Becky Barnes: Top tips in a tweet for aspiring hacks
Becky Barnes tweets at @beckybarnesb and blogs at dancingwithmissb.wordpress.com An experienced and well-respected journalist told me a journalist never stops learning, so this piece is for everyone; from aspiring students to old-hand hacks. Every journalist knows the importance of a
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What I learned from news reporting
My poor Twitter followers have of late been subjected to my overuse of the hashtags #patchdayofdoom and #patchfileoffear as my term of local news reporting at City finally came to a frenzied end. After a few sleepless nights I delivered
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