Photojournalism

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Nigel Barlow: Where stories come from

by The Student

Nigel Barlow is a freelance journalist specialising in media,politics,business and economics. and travel. He is co founder of Inside the M60, hyperlocal newsite for Manchester he blogs here and tweets here When we first launched Inside the M60 last April, we

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Richard Jones: Covering local elections

by The Student

Richard Jones is the editor of Saddleworth News – a hyperlocal news blog, you can find him on twitter here. I’m sure you’ve seen by-election campaigns on television. A reporter stands in the middle of a market town asking slightly-bewildered local people

3. February, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Guest posts, Industries, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Tools, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning

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Adam Westbrook: The virtue of video in hyperlocal

by The Student

Adam Westbrook is a freelance journalist, he lectures at Kingston University, blogs here, tweets here and is running a great new journalism business competition If I were running a hyperlocal website, I would use video. Online video is more affordable,

16. January, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Getting started, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Routes into journalism, Television

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Five tips to create original journalism (away from the computer)

by The Student

We certainly live in a brave new world of journalism. There’s a plethora of resources, tools, legislation (FOI is just one example), all of which have added to the journalist’s armoury. But the advent of social media and IT based

16. January, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Industries, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning

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Lamposts and shop windows is where you find news

by The Student

Being a reporter isn’t just about writing flowing prose. It’s about sourcing the story, finding a lead and getting that tip off. And that can be tough, especially if you’re on work experience and trying to make a mark but

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Ed Oldfield: Times change but good journalism stays the same

by The Student

Ed Oldfield, a production journalist with South West Media Group in Plymouth, considers what has changed in the industry over the last quarter of a century. Ed has set up a website, www.beajournalist.talktalk.net, aimed at entrants to the industry. For

13. December, 2010 Advice, Digital and online, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Routes into journalism, Student media, Television, Work experience and interning, Writing

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The Pro-Blag: are you brave enough?

by The Maverick

Blagging tickets to your favourite gig or sneaking backstage may be one perk of being a rookie journo, but of late I’ve been finding myself ‘Pro-Blagging’ – an entirely different beast. Increasingly as I try to ‘make it’, I find