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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
27. March, 2012 Advice, Guest posts, latest
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Data proficiency is key

by George Sandeman

Data proficiency is key Alastair Dant and Alex Graul both work on the Guardian’s Interactive team, and are responsible for the “interactive storytelling” and data visualization, as well as techniques in engaging online readers. I caught up with them after their Open Weekend session
22. February, 2012 Guest posts, Industries, latest, Newspaper
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Financial stories are here to stay but how should they be covered

by Jonathan Frost

Financial stories are here to stay but how should they be covered Robert is a final year Creative Writing and English Literature student at Kingston University and plans to do an MA in Journalism. Robert has written for various university publications on pressing issues such as parking. He enjoys lifestyle writing. With
20. February, 2012 Guest posts, latest
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Caroline Mortimer: How to ‘make’ the news

by Emily Handford

Caroline Mortimer: How to ‘make’ the news Caroline is a final year undergraduate at the University of Birmingham and part-time freelance journalist. She has written for various (mainly online) newspapers and magazines such as the Huffington Post, Redbrick and the Guardian. All of her work can be found
16. February, 2012 Digital and online, Guest posts
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Elliot Bentley: How else can we structure newspaper and magazine websites?

by Natalie Clarkson

Elliot Bentley: How else can we structure newspaper and magazine websites? Elliot Bentley is a final year Biology student at Newcastle University, and the Deputy Editor of student newspaper The Courier. He is interested in journalism, design, and particularly where the two collide, and can be found regularly retweeting other people
13. February, 2012 Guest posts, latest
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Huw Hopkins: The other side of the hacking story

by Jonathan Frost

Huw Hopkins: The other side of the hacking story Huw L. Hopkins attended the launch of The Phone Hacking Scandal: Journalism on Trial and discovered the most important thing to a journalist; the other side of the story. As journalists to be, we are being taught, or have recently been
18. January, 2012 Advice, Finding a job, Guest posts, Work experience
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Laura Cress: How to shine on a one week work experience placement – part two

by Jon Offredo

Laura Cress: How to shine on a one week work experience placement – part two Laura Cress is studying for a Broadcast Journalism MA at City University. She presents a music news radio show for www.thisisfakediy.co.uk on Saturdays at 12 and tweets at @Cressup. As a serial work experience journo, she gives her tips on
16. January, 2012 Advice, Finding a job, Getting started, Guest posts, Industries, Newspaper, Routes into journalism
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Laura Dew: the dream job wasn’t what I hoped

by Jonathan Frost

Laura Dew: the dream job wasn’t what I hoped Laura Dew is a writer on Financial Planner magazine. She graduated from the University of Reading with a degree in English Language and German then did her NCTJ Diploma at News Associates in Wimbledon. Before Financial Planner, she worked for
23. December, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Guest posts, Industries, Magazine
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Chris Mandle: Am I a writer or a journalist? One hack’s identity crisis

by Jonathan Frost

Chris Mandle: Am I a writer or a journalist? One hack’s identity crisis Chris Mandle completed his NCTJ in Multimedia Journalism at the start of 2011, and has worked as a freelancer at FHM, The Fly and NME. He is now Style & Grooming Editor for Blokely, and can be found tweeting at @chris_mandle.  It took me
21. December, 2011 Advice, Comment, Digital and online, Finding a job, Guest posts, Industries, Magazine, Work experience
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Stacey Siebritz: What I learnt from a day in my dream job at Stylist

by Natalie Clarkson

Stacey Siebritz: What I learnt from a day in my dream job at Stylist Stacey Siebritz is an English graduate with a postgraduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. She recently returned from a three-year teaching stint in South Korea, where she wrote for expat publication 10 Magazine. She has written for Stylist.co.uk
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