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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
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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
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VIDEO: 3 questions I was asked at my first job interview
Yesterday I went for my first ever interview for a real journalism job! Up until yesterday I had no idea what kind of questions I might be asked in an interview for a magazine so I shot this video pretty
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VIDEO: Behind the scenes at a magazine
If I’ve been a little absent from Wannabe Hacks and Twitter of late, it’s because all my love, time and effort has been put into producing City University journalism school’s annual lifestyle magazine, XCity Arts & Culture. Somewhere in the
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Why are women’s magazines so bad?
Ok the title’s a bit tongue in cheek – there are plenty of women’s magazines that I enjoy and would even love to work for. But, judging from Google’s search predictions, it’s an oft-asked question. Earlier this week I gave
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Video review: The Sun on Sunday supplements
This morning Natalie reviewed the brand new Sun on Sunday. This afternoon, I’m taking a look at the supplements. Be warned: I have a horribly husky voice thanks to my cold, and a huge deal of enthusiasm for Fabulous magazine.
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Interactive iPad apps are the future for magazines
The Times recently revealed a healthy increase in digital subscribers and, especially, in purchases of the iPad app. The number of people peeping behind the Times paywall rose by 7.5% between September and January, to just under 120,000. In the
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Online CV Workshop: a wannabe magazine journalist’s CV
This time The Postgrad is putting her CV under the Wannabe Hacks microscope and asking for YOUR help. I’m about to start applying for an Easter work placement so I’m in the process of re-doing my CV for the gazillionth
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Why a class action lawsuit against unpaid internships in the US is overdue
You may or may not have seen the news yesterday that a former intern at Harper’s Bazaar is suing Hearst Co. for unpaid work during her unpaid internships, which violated state and federal labor laws. We’ve gone over unpaid internships
2. February, 2012
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What I’ve learnt from my job so far…
So nearly three months into my job and what have I learnt so far? Was it everything I expected? Kind of and more, so here are a few handy tips to help first jobbers, aspiring editorial assistants and wannabe journo’s get
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