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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
22. September, 2011
Freelancing, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning
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Why I regret giving up on shorthand
Today sees the start of a new year at university for me. The final year of my undergrad degree. And to say I’m a little nervous about it would be a bit of an understatement. This year is going to
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Interview with Natasha Courtenay-Smith (part 2)
In the second part of our interview with Natasha (catch up with part 1 here), we discuss the highs and lows of running your own journalism business, and Natasha imparts some valuable advice for young wannabes. Could you tell me
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Interview with Natasha Courtenay-Smith, Director of Talk to the Press (part 1)
Following my post a couple of weeks ago about reasons for starting a business, Natasha tweeted us to say she’d already done it. And successfully too. Natasha Courtenay-Smith is the Director and Founder of her own press agency, Talk to
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