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20. April, 2011 Advice, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Routes into journalism, Student media, Work experience and interning, Writing

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Jamie Woon | Review Our Reviews: The Student

by The Student

After a brief hiatus, we’re pleased to say Review Our Reviews is back. So following The Maverick’s brutal assessment of 10 o’clock Live and The Chancer’s take on The Streets’ latest and final album, it’s my turn to step outside

18. April, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Routes into journalism

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Would you take freelancing work which compromised your principles?

by The Maverick

A couple of months ago I was forwarded a case study search. In the midst of weeks of fairly futile freelancing, having the opportunity to provide case studies about interning to a major Sunday paper plop into my inbox, with

12. April, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Radio, Routes into journalism, Student media, Television, Work experience and interning

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Sharing and community, and why we should do more of it.

by The Maverick

It’s definitely past my bedtime. In fact, it’s technically tomorrow. There’s an empty Hummingbird Bakery cake box next to me and I’m in pajamas. I’m about three steps away from creating a horrible rendition of that weepy Lily Allen blog

11. April, 2011 Comment, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning

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The unconfined joy of passing 100wpm shorthand and why everyone can do it

by The Student

It’s going to take something special to top that joyous moment last week when I realised I had finally passed my 100wpm shorthand. A wave of relief (we have to pass the milestone in order to complete the MA course

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

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

9. March, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Routes into journalism, Student media, Work experience and interning

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I’m an AA – Aspiring Arts – Journalist

by The Maverick

I’m finding it very difficult to write a post introducing arts journalism. Not least because it’s something that is not easily introduced. For a start, if I’m a journalist rookie, then I’m most definitely an arts journalist rookie – even

7. March, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Radio, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Television, Work experience and interning

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Round table interview etiquette and making your questions count at big showbiz events

by The Student

On Saturday, a friend managed to get me press accreditation for the British Asian Sports Awards, held at the Grovesnor Hotel in London after I agreed to help him cover the event for his site. Celebrating its tenth year anniversary

2. March, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Freelancing, Industries, Routes into journalism

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Live Blogging and Lady Gaga: Journalism wasn’t Born This Way

by The Maverick

Live blogging’s nothing new. Although tracking down the exact birth date of it certainly isn’t as obvious as Lady Gaga’s self-birth in her latest video, I can remember the Guardian live blogging on the events of the G20 summit back

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