I followed a good debate on Twitter today, when some valuable points were made regarding the pros and cons of doing unpaid work experience, and so I thought it was worth capturing the discussion via Storify. [<a href="http://storify.com/alisongow/unpaid-journalism-work-experience-should-you" target="_blank">View the story "Unpaid journalism work experience: The debate" on Storify</a>]
What does an editor do? …
...It's not an 'Answers on a Postcard, Please' moment, or a rhetorical question (although I guess it's one many working in the news industry have asked, in varying tones of frustration, at one time or another). For the purposes of this blog post, however, it is part of my MA dissertation I'm tackling on the Journalism... Continue Reading →
Universal journalist prototype
The pros and cons of shorthand for journalists is a question that seems to vex j-students up and down the UK, as I discovered when Tom Rouse asked me for my view recently. As our conversation continued on Twitter and others joined in I learned that a) shorthand was essential b) shorthand was not essential and... Continue Reading →
Journalism students and work experience: getting the most out of a newsroom
Journalist Patrick Smith tweeted some sensible advice for student journos preparing for the world of work experience this week: He followed it up by urging workies not to be scared of suggesting ideas; now, Patrick is a kindly sort and also found space in his 140chars to acknowledge the difficultes unpaid work experience types face... Continue Reading →
Worst work experience email ever?
Today brought what can only be described as the worst appeal for work experience with a newspaper I've seen in two decades of working in a newsroom. It is a genuine application - in case you were wondering - and I wanted to share it, verbatim, missing caps and all, because I still can't quite... Continue Reading →
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