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22. March, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Guest posts, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Routes into journalism, Student media

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Elena Cresci: The Siren is proof that alternative, new and entrepreneurial journalism exists for students

by The Maverick

Elena Cresci is editor, co-founder and writer of The Siren: Swansea students’ alternative approach to student journalism. Describing themselves as the “students you can’t shut up” The Siren is an interesting and inspirational take on how student media is no

16. March, 2011 Applications, Comment, CVs, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Finding a job, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience, Work experience and interning

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Inspired & mentored? Marie Claire’s event fails to satisfy

by The Maverick

An event entitled ‘How To Get Into Magazines’ was never going to do what it said on the tin. Which is a great shame, given the 50 or so beautifully turned-out, bushy-tailed and bright-eyed, hungry young magazine journalists who turned

15. March, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Guest posts, Industries, Routes into journalism

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Adam Westbrook: ‘There’s lot of people talking about entrepreneurial journalism but not enough doing it’

by The Student

Freelance video journalist Adam Westbrook talks to Wannabe Hacks about entrepreneurial journalism and the importance of collaboration and starting a project at the earliest opportunity. Adam also talks about My News Biz, a fantastic nationwide search for the best new

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

by The Student

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

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?

by The Student

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

16. February, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Getting started, Guest posts, Industries, Magazine, Production, Routes into journalism

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Ismene Brown: bringing the arts online

by The Maverick

Ismene Brown set up The Arts Desk, Britain’s first professional arts critical site, prior to its launch in 2009 and continues to manage it today after being the Daily Telegraph’s dance critic from 1994 to 2006. She regularly broadcasts on BBC

15. February, 2011 Advice, Entrepreneurship, Guest posts, How to guides, Industries, Magazine, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism

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Jemima Johnson-Gilbert: how to have an idea

by The Student

Jemima graduated from Newcastle University in 2007, only to flee to Sydney, Australia after becoming bored working as a Travel Consultant. Among some odd-jobs and campervan adventures, she wrote for Luxury Travel Magazine before jumping straight back into the magazine

10. February, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Industries, Routes into journalism

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Fashion Week: Putting New Media on Show

by The Maverick

Depending on who you follow on Twitter, you may or may not be aware that New York Fashion Week kicks off once again today. In a week’s time London will also become even more of a global fashion hotspot in

5. February, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Guest posts, Industries, Routes into journalism

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Ed Borasky: Why hyperlocals should be producing data driven content

by The Maverick

M. Edward (Ed) Borasky is, in order of appearance, a boy genius, computer programmer, applied mathematician, folk singer, actor, professional graduate student, armchair astronaut, algorithmic composer, supercomputer programmer, performance engineer, Linux geek, and social media inactivist. He currently develops virtual

2. February, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Guest posts, Industries, Routes into journalism

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Philip John: The problem with the word ‘Hyperlocal’

by The Maverick

Philip John is an ‘internet strategist / marketer / evangelist / consultant’ he is involved in the Lichfield Blog – a hyperlocal project, has set up Journal Local- a hyperlocal platform, blogs here, @philipjohn” target=”_blank”>tweets here What’s in a word?