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7. February, 2013 Freelancing, latest, Radio, Television
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REVIEW: Sound Women “Brand You” – the art of networking & branding your career profile

by Jenni Graham

REVIEW: Sound Women “Brand You” – the art of networking & branding your career profile On Tuesday night I went along to an event organised by Sound Women, a network of women working in audio. I had attended their launch event just over a year ago and decided to attend Tuesday night’s event - a panel
20. November, 2012 Advice, Freelancing, Getting started, Writing
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How to pitch a freelance article

by Caroline Mortimer

How to pitch a freelance article Unless you were reading the Metro yesterday you probably didn’t realise that it is National Freelancers Day tomorrow. According to the Metro report, over 4 million people in the UK (just over 10 per cent of the working population) are
24. May, 2012 Comment, Freelancing, Guest posts, Routes into journalism
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Laurence Green: Networks and never giving up – the key to success in journalism

by Natalie Clarkson

Laurence Green: Networks and never giving up – the key to success in journalism Sometimes it’s hard to shake that nagging sensation in the back of our minds – where do we go from here? We’ve exhausted every avenue, walked down seemingly every path that our ambitions and hopes tell us will lead us
12. April, 2012 Advice, Freelancing, Getting started, latest, Routes into journalism
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Shan Ellis: Making it in journalism; going the long way round

by Jon Offredo

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
21. November, 2011 Advice, Comment, Finding a job, Freelancing, Getting started, Industries, Reporting, Routes into journalism
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How to job seek from your house

by Jon Offredo

Part and parcel of job seeking and being unemployed is living at home with your parents. It was a prospect I initially chose not to acknowledge and avoid thinking about for countless days and weeks – stretching my savings as
14. November, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Expert Insight, Freelancing
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The power of a personal project: Wannabe Hacks meets Gaby Dunn of 100 Interviews

by Hannah Bass

The power of a personal project: Wannabe Hacks meets Gaby Dunn of 100 Interviews When Gaby Dunn graduated from journalism school with no jobs going, she didn’t just give up. She set herself a project. She decided she would interview 100 people in the space of a year and post the interviews, for free,
10. November, 2011 Advice, Freelancing, How to guides, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Work experience and interning
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Tips on how to nab your first job in journalism

by Emily Handford

Tips on how to nab your first job in journalism I dreamed a dream of working at a top magazine. That dream hasn’t disappeared. But I’ve realised that as an aspiring journalist you need to make compromises and take the opportunities that come your way. So in response to the Entrepreneur’s post
20. October, 2011 Advice, Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Finding a job, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Television
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The era of friends in low places: the Jobseeker gets sentimental

by Jon Offredo

Job seeking has some bleak moments. When I started blogging in early September I wasn’t so much worried about the content I’d produce for you as someone seeking a job, but what I would call myself after I got a
19. October, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Expert Insight, Freelancing, Routes into journalism, Writing
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An Interview with Emma Cossey: Freelance Blogger and Social media journalist | Part two

by Emily Handford

We spoke to Emma Cossey on Tuesday about how she left her career in business behind to become a full time blogger. Here she continues our chat by giving her handy hints on how to make your blog successful. What do you
18. October, 2011 Advice, Comment, Digital and online, Expert Insight, Freelancing, Routes into journalism, Writing
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An Interview with Emma Cossey: Freelance blogger and Social media journalist | Part one

by Emily Handford

An Interview with Emma Cossey: Freelance blogger and Social media journalist | Part one Emma Cossey is a freelance blogger/writer/web editor. Multi tasking numerous roles she freelances from her home in Reading where she writes for popular lifestyle blogazines for Aigua media; dollymix.tv, Shoewawa.com,OSOGLAM.com as well as other websites Dorkadore.com and ItsOpen.com. She also manages the social media
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