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27. February, 2012 Comment, Magazine, Newspaper
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Video review: The Sun on Sunday supplements

by Hannah Bass

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.
17. February, 2012 Digital and online, latest, Magazine
This article has 6 comments

Interactive iPad apps are the future for magazines

by Hannah Bass

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
3. February, 2012 CVs, Magazine
This article has 11 comments

Online CV Workshop: a wannabe magazine journalist’s CV

by Hannah Bass

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
2. February, 2012 Comment, Entrepreneurship, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Radio, Routes into journalism, Television, Work experience and interning
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Why a class action lawsuit against unpaid internships in the US is overdue

by Jon Offredo

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 Advice, Comment, Getting started, How to guides, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience and interning
This article has 1 comment

What I’ve learnt from my job so far…

by Emily Handford

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
25. January, 2012 Advice, Getting started, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Short course and NCTJ, Writing
This article has 9 comments

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
23. January, 2012 Comment, Digital and online, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper
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Longform journalism in print

by Jonathan Frost

Longform journalism in print I couldn’t find any of the exact articles I remember proclaiming the death of longform journalism, but there are plenty out there. What I did find, however, was this interesting read from The Independent which fleshes out my thinking a
20. January, 2012 Digital and online, Magazine, Work experience, Work experience and interning
This article has 12 comments

VIDEO: The Postgrad’s final work placement report

by Hannah Bass

I’m enjoying a rare day off after a brilliant 2 week placement at the BMJ. Here’s a video of me rabbiting on about how continually surprised I was by the place… And it’s back to school on Monday! Has anyone else had
19. January, 2012 Comment, Getting started, Magazine, Newspaper
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Are the media racist? Or is it in fact a class issue?

by Emily Handford

Are the media racist? Or is it in fact a class issue? The New Statesman has recently compiled shocking statistics which show that ethnic minorities are largely absent from comment and opinion pages from broadsheet papers in Britain. For a multicultural country, you could argue the media is largely unrepresentative with none of
18. January, 2012 Comment, Finding a job, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience, Work experience and interning
This article has 8 comments

The Apprentice for journalists: a brilliant idea or really bad television?

by Natalie Clarkson

The Apprentice for journalists: a brilliant idea or really bad television? You may have heard over the last couple of days that ITV2 are running an ‘Apprentice-style’ television show for wannabe magazine journalists. ‘The Exclusives’ will run for seven weeks and follow six contestants as they are set weekly challenges based on
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