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16. May, 2013 latest

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Wannabe Hacks meetup 2013: why you should come along this Friday

So the time has come for Wannabe Hacks’ fourth meetup and I’m sure many of you are wondering whether you should come along to the Shooting Star this Friday. In case you are still in any doubt about attending here are some

10. May, 2013 latest

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The journalist’s tool box: essential skills for wannabe hacks

by George Berridge

Now is one of the hardest times to get a foot on the journalism career ladder. Budget cuts mean that there are fewer jobs and that those already in work are clinging to their desks by the fingernails. A wannabe

9. May, 2013 latest, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism

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Applying for the Journalism Diversity Fund

by Liam Corcoran

The other week, I took part in a Guardian Careers panel which focused on routes into journalism. One of the things that came up quite a lot was how journalism seems to be very white and middle class, and how

8. May, 2013 latest

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The best skill a journalist can possess is a foreign language

by Caroline Mortimer

The debate over which undergraduate degree is best can get rather heated. Some say you need to hone your journalistic skills with undergraduate studies. Some say reading English hones your writing abilities. Some say your researching skills and skepticism is enhanced by

7. May, 2013 latest

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Wannabe Hacks meetup 2013: Networking as a journalist

by Jenni Graham

With our fourth meetup #hacksmeet13 just around the corner, I thought I would write about what it’s like to network as a journalist. I associate networking with conferences and business deals; whereas the Wannabe Hacks meetup will be more of

25. April, 2013 latest, Routes into journalism, Student media

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My zigzag route into journalism

by Jenni Graham

This may surprise you. Until very recently, I didn’t want to be a journalist. In fact, I remember someone suggesting the idea to me when I was about fifteen and – being a bit stubborn – I rejected the idea

22. April, 2013 latest

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Strting frsh – why I’m desperate to get my shorthand back

by George Berridge

Forgive me, News God, for I have sinned. I’ve fallen from the path of good but I’m trying to get back. In your name I pray, help me to get my shorthand back. Any form of pseudo-religious conversation is grave

18. April, 2013 latest

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Wannabe Hacks meetup 2013

by A Wannabe Hack

We will be holding one of our meetups on Friday, 17 May, 2013 at the Shooting Star pub opposite Liverpool Street station. Like our previous events it will be an informal gathering of aspiring journalists and working hacks for a

16. April, 2013 latest, Television

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The LSE, BBC Panorama, and North Korea uncovered: Is this undercover reporting gone too far?

by Jenni Graham

The hype surrounding John Sweeney’s ‘North Korea Undercover’ Panorama documentary (BBC One, 8:30pm. 15th April 2013) began building up as early as Saturday night when it emerged that a journalist – or rather a group of three journalists capable of

11. April, 2013 latest, Video

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VIDEO | UPDATE: The Broadcast Journalism Postgrad talks about the course so far

by Jenni Graham

The past few months have flown by in a bit of whirlwind for me. A tornado would probably be a more appropriate description. Melodrama aside, January and February were two of the busiest months of my life. After three weeks