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9. May, 2012 Advice, latest, Production, Writing
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Review: Inside the Story

by Jonathan Frost

Review: Inside the Story Billed as a masterclass in digital storytelling by those who do it best, Inside The Story is a journalism ebook that wannabes shouldn’t pass up on. It’s an insightful and interesting collection of tips, beautifully presented. Inside The Story is
25. January, 2012 Advice, Getting started, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Short course and NCTJ, Writing
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Emily Ding: How can I become the narrative journalist I want to be?

by Natalie Clarkson

Emily Ding: How can I become the narrative journalist I want to be? Emily Ding is a twenty-something barrister turned freelance journalist-writer (that takes care of the identity crisis) based in London who aspires to longform narrative journalism. Follow her at www.mock-heroic.net and @mock_heroic. I’ve always wanted to write. As a teenager I
24. January, 2012 Advice, Digital and online, Getting started, Industries, Writing
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Julian Benson: How to ease and manage those blog growing pains

by Emily Handford

Julian Benson: How to ease and manage those blog growing pains On a hiatus from his degree Julian Benson fills his time writing for The Huffington Post, BeefJack.com, and occasionally even gets paid to write for Wired.co.uk. Somehow he’s become editor of both The Phonograph and Click to Enlarge, though those
3. January, 2012 Comment, Writing
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The Postgrad’s resolutions for 2012

by Hannah Bass

The Postgrad’s resolutions for 2012 It’s that time of year again. We’re all boozed out, bloated and have the back-to-school blues (except not really, because I’m back at DIVA for a week, which is awesome). We’re writing our New Year’s Resolutions to get fit, work
5. December, 2011 Advice, Getting started, Reporting, Tools, Writing
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Becky Barnes: Top tips in a tweet for aspiring hacks

by Natalie Clarkson

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
15. November, 2011 Advice, Applications, Comment, CVs, Finding a job, How to guides, Interviews, Routes into journalism, Writing
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Biding your time post-job interview

by Jon Offredo

Biding your time post-job interview   It’s been a few days since I returned from my rollercoaster of a job interview and while I’ve moved past my little snafu, I have to wait until later this month to find out if I’ve bagged the job.
11. November, 2011 Advice, Applications, Comment, Finding a job, How to guides, Industries, Interviews, Newspaper, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Work experience, Writing
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The Jobseeker screws up: A lesson in the unexpected

by Jon Offredo

The Jobseeker screws up: A lesson in the unexpected Job interviews present a lot of challenges, but most are easily prepped for. You can do your follow ups, read the material and familiarize yourself with the area well before showing up. There are other variables that are a bit
8. November, 2011 Advice, Applications, Comment, CVs, Finding a job, Industries, Interviews, Newspaper, Routes into journalism, Tools, Writing
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The Jobseeker preps for an interview

by Jon Offredo

At the time this post goes up – I’ll be on a plane, bound for a job interview. I’m writing this the night before (obviously) and am nervous to say the least. It’s all pretty nerve-wracking and sort of one
19. October, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Expert Insight, Freelancing, Routes into journalism, Writing
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An Interview with Emma Cossey: Freelance Blogger and Social media journalist | Part two

by Emily Handford

We spoke to Emma Cossey on Tuesday about how she left her career in business behind to become a full time blogger. Here she continues our chat by giving her handy hints on how to make your blog successful. What do you
18. October, 2011 Advice, Comment, Digital and online, Expert Insight, Freelancing, Routes into journalism, Writing
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An Interview with Emma Cossey: Freelance blogger and Social media journalist | Part one

by Emily Handford

An Interview with Emma Cossey: Freelance blogger and Social media journalist | Part one Emma Cossey is a freelance blogger/writer/web editor. Multi tasking numerous roles she freelances from her home in Reading where she writes for popular lifestyle blogazines for Aigua media; dollymix.tv, Shoewawa.com,OSOGLAM.com as well as other websites Dorkadore.com and ItsOpen.com. She also manages the social media
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