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17. May, 2012 Comment, Student media
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Nicole Froio – How I fell out of love with student media

by Emily Handford

Nicole Froio – How I fell out of love with student media My student media career was relatively long. I started as a very keen first year writer for Forge Press and became news editor for my second year which kept me busy most hours of the day and pretty much killed
16. May, 2012 Comment, Entrepreneurship, Expert Insight, latest, Routes into journalism
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Hyperlocal news: lots of work and little money

by Jonathan Frost

Hyperlocal news: lots of work and little money Gaz Corfield is a one-time student newspaper editor, founder and editor of The West Londoner local news website, and is now a social media specialist working in London. He is passionate about journalism (despite having sold out!) but just can’t see how it
10. May, 2012 Comment, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper
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The five must-read long form pieces of journalism

by Jon Offredo

The five must-read long form pieces of journalism Everyone likes a good read. It could be a short, zippy few hundred words like this piece, or a long, riveting piece of narrative journalism that grips you from word one, all the way through to word 10,000. A couple
4. May, 2012 Comment, Guest posts, latest
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Six stages of getting over ITV2′s The Exclusives

by Chris Mandle

Like anything that pops up on your Twitter feed designed to make you choke on whatever snack you’re grazing on, there is a process – a model, perhaps – which will help you come to terms with what is going
3. May, 2012 Debate, Newspaper, Television
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DEBATE | Cameras in courtrooms: AGAINST

by Hannah Bass

DEBATE | Cameras in courtrooms: AGAINST This morning Hannah argued the case for cameras in courtrooms. Now reader Charlie Lindlar argues against. Charlie is a journalism graduate from the London College of Communication and currently works at The Huffington Post UK. The world is getting smaller.
3. May, 2012 Debate, latest, Newspaper, Television
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DEBATE | Cameras in courtrooms: FOR

by Hannah Bass

DEBATE | Cameras in courtrooms: FOR The UK is finally making moves to televise the court room. An Edinburgh court sentencing was recently filmed for the first time and a plan to extend the use of cameras in courts is expected to be announced in the
25. April, 2012 Comment, Finding a job, Industries, Newspaper
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Journalism: Basically the worst thing, ever

by Jon Offredo

Journalism: Basically the worst thing, ever April seems to have been the month of doom and gloom for the journo-type. I can’t speak for the UK, but here in the US there seems to have been a never ending stream of surveys and studies that show
18. April, 2012 Comment, Digital and online, Magazine
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Hearst will have to work hard to compete with YouTube stars

by Hannah Bass

Hearst will have to work hard to compete with YouTube stars This week saw the launch of Hello Style, a new YouTube produced by Hearst – the publishers behind Marie Claire, Cosmo and Harper’s Bazaar. I was keen to watch the results – not least because YouTube have shelled out $10million
13. April, 2012 Comment, latest
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Is the Guardian journalism school going to be worth it?

by Natalie Clarkson

Is the Guardian journalism school going to be worth it? The Guardian are moving into journalism training, according to an article that cropped up on the Press Gazette website this week. There’s not many details being released at the moment. Only that it’ll cost £9,000 and they’re partnering with an
9. April, 2012 Comment, Digital and online
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Sexism and Samantha Brick: why I’m sick of the Mail Online

by Hannah Bass

Sexism and Samantha Brick: why I’m sick of the Mail Online Unless you only learned to read this morning, you will have read Samantha Brick’s “Why do women hate me for being beautiful?” article last week and the hundreds of follow-up features and counter-arguments. I don’t even really want to get
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    On top of the feedback already here, your other problem is focusing on just one revenue stream and a poor...
    Posted May 17, 2012
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