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11. May, 2011
Comment, Digital and online, Finding a job, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Television
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LinkedIn: is it useful for journalists?
“Every time I get a LinkedIn invitation a LOLCAT dies” - if this sentence is nonsensical to you, then it’s a pretty good representation of how much I understand the existence of LinkedIn. If you do understand it, then you’ll appreciate how
9. May, 2011
Comment, Digital and online, Finding a job, Industries, Newspaper, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience, Work experience and interning
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My day at the BBC – and why it’s my best ever journalism placement
Last Thursday, I was lucky enough to spend the day shadowing an editor on the news desk at the BBC. Being a print journalist, I didn’t really know what to expect. But I certainly didn’t envisage it being the best journalism work placement
3. May, 2011
Advice, Digital and online, Finding a job, Getting started, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience, Work experience and interning
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The Wannabe Hacks nominate their best journalism placement for our top 50
Wannabe Hacks have launched their quest to find the top 50 journalism placements in the world and are asking YOU to nominate your best internship or stint of work experience. Here the Hacks reveal their top placements and why they
29. April, 2011
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Royal wedding media coverage is excessive and unnecessary
Photo courtesy of DG Jones There’s been a noticable trend in magazines, newspapers, websites and Twitter over the last month. So noticeable, in fact, you’d pretty much have to have your head inside a Union Jack-printed paper bag not to
25. April, 2011
Applications, Comment, Digital and online, Finding a job, Industries, Interviews, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning
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How am I meant to improve if I don’t get any feedback on my rejected application?
With my Masters course at City University London nearing it’s conclusion, I’ve begun the search for a full-time job. Recently I applied for an online trainee role at national newspaper, submitted a carefully tailored CV and a cover email
12. April, 2011
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Sharing and community, and why we should do more of it.
It’s definitely past my bedtime. In fact, it’s technically tomorrow. There’s an empty Hummingbird Bakery cake box next to me and I’m in pajamas. I’m about three steps away from creating a horrible rendition of that weepy Lily Allen blog
24. March, 2011
Comment, Guest posts, Industries, Radio, Routes into journalism, Student media, Television
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Charlotte Lytton: with all this paper speak, where’s TV & radio?
So you wanna write for the student rag? Why not the TV station or radio shack? Charlotte Lytton lets us know why there’s such a divide and what we could do to stop it… Writing for a university rag has
14. March, 2011
Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning
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The worrying trend of ego in young journalists
Paul Bradshaw, in his inaugural lecture at City University London, entitled ‘Is Ice Cream Strawberry?’, flagged up ego as a journalist’s biggest problem. He said: “It is ego that leads us to report on a story without linking to our
7. March, 2011
Advice, Digital and online, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Radio, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Television, Work experience and interning
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Round table interview etiquette and making your questions count at big showbiz events
On Saturday, a friend managed to get me press accreditation for the British Asian Sports Awards, held at the Grovesnor Hotel in London after I agreed to help him cover the event for his site. Celebrating its tenth year anniversary
2. March, 2011
Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Guest posts, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning
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Paul Bradshaw: Objectivity has changed – why hasn’t journalism?
Objectivity is one of the key pillars of journalistic identity: it is one of the ways in which we identify ourselves as a profession. But for the past decade it has been subject to increasing criticism from those (and I
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