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Is Buzzfeed’s list-style model journalism?
There’s no doubting Buzzfeed’s popularity; in the past couple of months its taken off exponentially, which has been great timing for exam procrastination. The news and entertainment website features articles ranging from breaking news updates on the Istanbul protests to
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Is a global, collaborative media project from aspiring journalists feasible?
As I currently study for my final university exams in history and politics, my brain is constantly subconsciously connecting themes in my interests together. Star Wars and racism, the war on terror and foreign policy of the United States, or,
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Feminist mag ‘Spare Rib’ returns: Will it succeed in the digital age?
Having studied Spare Rib as part of my History degree, I was intrigued to see that plans are being put into place to revive the feminist magazine. The Guardian is rejoicing as Charlotte Raven plans to obtain the £20,000 needed
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In defence of news: It’s not all bad for you
Does Rolf Dobelli think everyone in the world is a mindless idiot? His Guardian article certainly seems to think so. I’d like to think that I have a fairly moderate and open mind, and as such, it’s unlikely that I
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DEBATE | Should papers’ websites use paywalls?
The news that the Sun and the Telegraph are switching to paywall systems for their websites has divided the opinions of many people. Should the news be free online? Can papers survive if they give their content away for free?
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Are journalism and good mental health incompatible?
This time of year for students is when the fear really sets in. With exams, dissertations, presentations, work experience and summer jobs on the horizon, it proves to be a pretty stressful time. Journalism, like many other careers, can be
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Student journalists should be taught ethical behaviour earlier
I’ve written before about guidelines for student media, starting out with media law, and other forms of ethics surrounding journalism. With at least 55 journalists having been arrested for unlawful behaviour surrounding bribery to police, phone hacking and perverting the
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What constitutes harassment by a journalist?
Last week this collection of tweets from the producer of Daybreak was re-tweeted into the public domain, showing him asking those who knew the late model Reeva Steenkamp, girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius, if they would like to speak to the media
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How much should student media cover national and international events?
Student newspapers have an individual edge. Most are free, they aren’t in quite the same financial situation as the nationals, and most importantly, they are run by students, for students. But more significantly than that, student newspapers have their own
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Cutting TBIJ would be disastrous for the future of journalism
A group of Conservative MPs are calling for supporters of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) to withdraw their funding, following the McAlpine Newsnight scandal.
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kpedersen03 I wasn't sure how to answer your question, so I asked WH readers on Twitter what they would write in...kpedersen03 on Finding a job in journalism: Which websites are the best?
Yet another fantastic post there! What about journalism.co.uk - it's quite a labour-intensive registration process - so I would like...
