Postgraduate course

7. June, 2011 Applications, Comment, Digital and online, Finding a job, Industries, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism

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The Progress Report: The Student starts a new job and has the ‘what happens now?’ feeling

by The Student

It’s so surprising how much you learn in just six months. I can’t recognise myself reading back my last Progress Report, six months ago to the day, about my first term at City University, being stuck on 50wpm and beginning

30. May, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Entrepreneurship, Freelancing, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning

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Kickin’ and screaming it old school – are we being made lazy by the internet?

by The Maverick

In the last 48 hours I have been forced to live the life of a more old school journalist. I’ve been without Cheryl, my beloved Blackberry, for a unfathomably long time (actually about three weeks) since a nasty water bottle

27. May, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Finding a job, Getting started, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience, Work experience and interning

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How to get work experience | part four: chasing up your email/letter and forging contacts

by The Student

So you’ve got it into your head to do work experience over the summer, you’ve put together a decent cover letter and flagged up all your strengths on your CV – but what happens next? Chances are you won’t be

9. May, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Finding a job, Industries, Newspaper, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience, Work experience and interning

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My day at the BBC – and why it’s my best ever journalism placement

by The Student

Last Thursday, I was lucky enough to spend the day shadowing an editor on the news desk at the BBC. Being a print journalist, I didn’t really know what to expect. But I certainly didn’t envisage it being the best journalism work placement

3. May, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Finding a job, Getting started, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience, Work experience and interning

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The Wannabe Hacks nominate their best journalism placement for our top 50

by The Student

Wannabe Hacks have launched their quest to find the top 50 journalism placements in the world and are asking YOU to nominate your best internship or stint of work experience. Here the Hacks reveal their top placements and why they

25. April, 2011 Applications, Comment, Digital and online, Finding a job, Industries, Interviews, Magazine, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Postgraduate course, Radio, Routes into journalism, Shifts, Short course and NCTJ, Television, Training schemes, Undergraduate course, Work experience and interning

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How am I meant to improve if I don’t get any feedback on my rejected application?

by The Student

With my Masters course at City University London nearing it’s conclusion, I’ve begun the search for a full-time job. Recently I applied for an online trainee role at national newspaper, submitted a carefully tailored CV and a cover email

21. April, 2011 Advice, Digital and online, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Postgraduate course, Reporting, Routes into journalism, Undergraduate course

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The Guardian’s £500 Investigative course – is it worth it? | a storify

by The Student

On Sunday I had an interesting discussion on Twitter about the Guardian’s upcoming investigative masterclass with Paul Lewis (@paullewis) and Heather Brooke (@newsbrooke). An ‘intensive weekend’ intended to give students the chance to ‘sharpen their tools’ and ‘reach the next

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

8. April, 2011 Comment, Digital and online, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Postgraduate course, Routes into journalism, Short course and NCTJ, Undergraduate course

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Four reasons Kelvin MacKenzie is wrong about journalism courses

by The Student

So Kelvin MacKenzie, former editor of The Sun newspaper has had his tuppence worth about journalism courses in The Independent today. In a scathing attack, he says he’d shut down the 80-odd journalism schools in the UK to avoid young

4. April, 2011 Advice, Comment, Digital and online, Industries, Magazine, Newspaper, Postgraduate course, Production, Routes into journalism, Short course and NCTJ, Student media, Undergraduate course

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Five things I learned during production week

by The Student

Recently at City, we’ve been put through our paces during three intensive weeks of production working on two hyperlocal news sites, Islington Now and Hackney Post (and producing a 16 page not-for-publication copy). The aim of the three weeks is to