Routes into journalism
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Hyperlocal news: lots of work and little money
Gaz Corfield is a one-time student newspaper editor, founder and editor of The West Londoner local news website, and is now a social media specialist working in London. He is passionate about journalism (despite having sold out!) but just can’t see how it
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Get a journo job: start your own paper
Would you ever consider setting up your own local paper, in an effort to fill the void for regional news left by larger retreating news organisations? Relevant links: The Saddleworth Independent Saddleworth Independent founder: ‘Sacking reporters is not a
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Shan Ellis: Making it in journalism; going the long way round
If someone would have told me at 18 that I would be writing for a newspaper at 34, then I probably would have laughed at them and asked them what they’d been drinking. I was never an outstanding student in
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Top tips for your journalism Masters interview
It’s interview season with lots of wannabe hacks setting off to City, Cardiff, Goldsmiths and beyond nervously clutching their portfolios. If you’re not sure how to prepare for your journalism MA interview, never fear because we have some tips. On
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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
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Invisible Children, visible finances
Whether it be the gun-posing, the naked pushups and dancing around in traffic, or the video that quickly hit over 80 million views on Youtube, KONY 2012 has achieved at least one thing – we’re talking about it. Still. Personally,
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CV Workshop
Today, this clean two page Word document based CV is up for criticism! As usual, don’t hold back. If you want to go next, email me your CV: jonathan@wannabehacks.co.uk. Some things that spring to mind for discussion: – Is the
7. March, 2012
Routes into journalism
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If you like Jezebel you’ll love these: my top women’s websites
My recent love letter to Jezebel provoked a flurry of tweets from females proclaiming their love for so-called ladyblogs. They might be a controversial phenomenon but I believe they are an important one. So to prove there’s more to “women’s
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Remember not the death of journalists, but their life’s work
The past few days have been ones to forget. Yeah, there’s been positive news coming out about the Sun on Sunday and there’s always the stream of neverending phone-hacking stories, but I reckon what’s in the front of our minds
22. February, 2012
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To Tweet or not to Tweet?
The other Hacks will tell you that I’m a forgetful tweeter. In fact, there’s a good chance I forgot to post the link to this article on Twitter! However, in my never-ending quest to become a legitimate grown-up with real
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AdamWestbrook on Hyperlocal news: lots of work and little money
On top of the feedback already here, your other problem is focusing on just one revenue stream and a poor...mairigordon14 on Get a journo job: start your own paper
I think the editor is right to say, start with print. Having worked at a couple local papers one thing...
