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Journalism undergrad degrees: Why it’s not a surprise applications are down
Applications to undergraduate journalism degrees were down by 18.95 per cent this year according to statistics from UCAS. With applications to university only down 7.5 per cent on a whole, it’s interesting that there has been such a drop in
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After Obama’s ‘AMA’ could Reddit become the new Twitter?
Twitter, Facebook and other forms of social media have been invaluable tools for journalists in recent years, and have had a profound impact on news culture and journalism. Technology has transformed the media industry, and Barack Obama has been hot
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Remember, we all make mistakes when getting into journalism
When it comes to journalistic advice, I think there is sometimes too much emphasis on how to get it right and not enough on what to do when you get it wrong. I should probably preface this by saying I
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Leveson lays out a “point by point demolition of the industry”
As The Leveson Inquiry comes to an end, apprehension is building about the final report. According to Chris Blackhurst, Leveson is building a “point by point demolition of the industry”. Last Friday, Section 13 letters were sent out to all
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My experiment with brute-force blogging
The summer job you wanted has just fallen through, you’ve no time to get work experience and if you do nothing for a month, you’ll go insane. What do you do? If you’re me, you commit to writing 40,000 words.
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Tips for new Hacks
I’ve had a fantastic year as one of the Wannabe Hacks. Looking back on my first post, I can’t quite believe how much has happened and how far I’ve come. I have no doubt that being a Wannabe Hack has
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Introducing the new members of Wannabe Hacks
Two years after we launched the site, we are proud to announce the latest aspiring journalists to be joining Wannabe Hacks. We have significantly expanded the team this time around, bringing in six new team members who will join Jonathan,
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The joy of job rejection in journalism
THIS week something fairly exciting happened to me. I heard the post being pushed through the letterbox and ran down to pick it up. And there it was. A rejection letter. Now I know it sounds a little odd to
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Why is TV news so snooze?
The news. Who even watches it these days? The ten o’clock news, which was once my basis for understanding the world, now seems tired, distant and formulaic to the point of farce. It lacks the atmosphere and urgency of Sky’s
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How to start your startup
Economic pressures on the news industry caused by digital technology make it seem like fewer wannabe hacks than ever will be able to reach their goal of a full-time journalism job working a prestigious beat for a big news organisation.
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kpedersen03 I wasn't sure how to answer your question, so I asked WH readers on Twitter what they would write in...kpedersen03 on Finding a job in journalism: Which websites are the best?
Yet another fantastic post there! What about journalism.co.uk - it's quite a labour-intensive registration process - so I would like...
