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30. March, 2012 Digital and online, Industries, latest, Radio, Routes into journalism
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This American Life and a rotten Apple

by Jon Offredo

This American Life and a rotten Apple A few weeks ago I was driving back from my parent’s place to my apartment on Cape Cod. It was a solid 6 hour drive or so and on a Sunday morning my iPod wasn’t really cutting it. Nothing I
7. February, 2012 Advice, Comment, Expert Insight, How to guides, Industries, Radio, Reporting, Routes into journalism
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Jonathon Cockburn: How to make your radio bulletin sing

by Jon Offredo

Jonathon Cockburn: How to make your radio bulletin sing Jonathon Cockburn has had no formal journalism training, but after a year working as a Programmes Assistant at Radio Forth in Edinburgh he is now a Broadcast Assistant on BBC Asian Network’s main news programme – Asian Network Reports. He
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
5. January, 2012 Comment, Digital and online, Industries, Newspaper, Radio, Television
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The Jobseeker asks: What matters more, the personality or institution

by Jon Offredo

I’ve got a man crush on former Newcastle left-back Jose Enrique. I’m not afraid to admit it. We didn’t seem to need him last night (get in the bin United) and maybe my man crush may move to Davide Santon.
2. December, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Student media, Television
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The US government hates your Tumblr (journalism too)

by Jon Offredo

Have you heard of the Stop Online Piracy Act? If you have, this is old news and hopefully you’re as pissed as me. If you haven’t, well prepare yourself – because it is an over-the-top attempt at curbing online piracy
18. November, 2011 Radio, Routes into journalism, Student media, Television
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Jamie Chadd: Getting involved in student media, part 2

by Jonathan Frost

  As I reflected upon in my previous post, it niggles me when I see the term “student media” being used interchangeably with the term “student press”. It’s as if news coverage always started with a capital letter and ended
3. November, 2011 Advice, Comment, Guest posts, Industries, Production, Radio, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Student media, Television
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Jamie Chadd: Getting involved in student media, a look at television

by Jon Offredo

  Jamie Chadd can be found blogging here and tweeting here. It always strikes me as funny to see the term “student media” bandied about as if it was easily interchangeable with “student press” when in fact most universities and student
31. October, 2011 Comment, Debate, Digital and online, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Television
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The Jobseeker asks, can (and should) reporters express their opinions publicly?

by Jon Offredo

It’s a question tempered by time, molded recently by technology and dictated by the current political climate, but with Occupy Wall Street and the Republican primaries being the hot headline-grabbing topics at the moment in the US – it has
28. October, 2011 Digital and online, Photojournalism, Radio, Television
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Wannabe Hacks venture into video: what kind of multimedia would YOU like to see?

by Hannah Bass

When Hacks 2.0 were appointed, we all said we wanted to make the site more multimedia. It’s time we were held to our word. But first, we need to know what you’d like to see on Wannabe Hacks: more video,
20. October, 2011 Advice, Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Finding a job, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Television
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The era of friends in low places: the Jobseeker gets sentimental

by Jon Offredo

Job seeking has some bleak moments. When I started blogging in early September I wasn’t so much worried about the content I’d produce for you as someone seeking a job, but what I would call myself after I got a
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