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VIDEO | A Broadcast Journalism MA update from Jenni
It’s hard to believe that it’s nearly a month since I started at City. Things are moving so fast and I’m learning so much week-on-week that I decided to put together a video update of sorts. So much has happened
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Online News: Effective Headlines
As wannabe hacks, we are scrambling to get noticed. In a world where blogging has become common place for wannabes how do you make your work and your blogs stand out? You do it by having the correct online skills.
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Is it impossible to maintain a healthy work-life balance as a freelancer?
The elusive work-life balance. As I attempt to peer into the murky and unknown realm of my future working life from the relative safety of my postgraduate course, I’m beginning to wonder whether it exists at all. In my video a
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The Hack Report: Tips from fellow aspiring journalists
Last week a professor of mine shared some advice with the International Journalism MA Programme. He said the best contacts we will ever have in our career are our colleagues. So I found five fellow wannabe hacks with different backgrounds and
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Is specialising early in your journalism career essential or counterproductive?
Those of you who have been following my posts on Wannabe Hacks of late will know that I have just started a Broadcast Journalism MA at City University. Many of the Journalism postgraduate courses at City offer a specialism module;
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Four things I’ve learnt from subbing at a national newspaper
Back in April, I wrote about my experiences subbing for a one-off 16-page newspaper. I enjoyed it so much that after graduation, I decided I would try to get some more subbing experience. I was really lucky and landed 5
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Cardiff and Guardian to launch a new Journalism MA – but will it be good for young journalists?
The Guardian have announced a new partnership with Cardiff University that will see them offer a new MA in Journalism with Digital Media. The course will be heavily focused on giving students the skills to work in various areas of
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Broadcast Workshop: Robin Minchom
Welcome, one and all, to the new Wannabe Hacks broadcast workshop! Expanding on our wildly successful CV workshop, this aims to help wannabe broadcasters both improve their reports and train their critical eye. Our workshops in the past have helped
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VIDEO | The Broadcast Journalism MA begins…
I decided to break with tradition this week and post a video instead of my usual written post. (It’s not only my first ever video for Wannabe Hacks, but my first ever YouTube video!) I am now in the first
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Should Leveson and exposure of phone-hacking mean journalists don’t push boundaries?
As journalists, we have to go the extra mile to secure stories, exclusive quotes and front page scoops. But just how far is too far? Where do we draw the ethical line when it comes to boundaries, ethics and the
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