Protecting your mental health when job hunting
Looking for work is boring, exhausting and often very lonely. It is a draining experience that can have a negative effect on your mental...
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david003464
- Aug 7
- 3 min
The Strangest Thing: Why George Michael's death still hits me hard
A few weeks after George Michael's death in 2016, I wrote a piece about how much his passing had affected me. This was a year after David...
david003464
- Jul 28
- 4 min
6 ways to get media experience without an internship
Summer is when many media students look to find placements and internships to gain valuable experience in the industry. It is crucial to...
david003464
- Jun 30
- 4 min
7 tips for job interviews
Job interviews are intimidating and nerve wracking, especially at the start of your career. Here are some tips to help you through the...
david003464
- Jun 30
- 3 min
We won’t have less mistakes if we have fewer pedants
How much that headline irritates you, might depend on how much of a language pedant you are. Of course, it should be fewer on both...
david003464
- Jun 6
- 3 min
Radio news: stale, unimaginative and out of date
Radio news used to be the first place we discovered what was happening in the world. The fact Britain had gone to war with Germany in...
david003464
- Apr 20
- 2 min
10 tips for getting your CV into shape
Designing your CV - getting your career in order 10 tips to help you get it into shape Creating a CV (or resume) is something we often do...
david003464
- Apr 20
- 2 min
7 ways to maximise your internship
Making the most of internships 7 tips to maximise your placement If you're looking at a placement/internship, there are some important...
david003464
- Mar 31
- 3 min
AI and news. Doing the churn while you do the journ.
As experts predict a huge role for AI in the media in the not too distant future, can managers find a way to maximise its potential...
david003464
- Mar 30
- 3 min
Being a freelancer is not a failure
When a colleague at Sky News once said to me "Why do you care so much you're just a freelancer?", to say I was taken aback is an...
david003464
- Mar 3
- 3 min
Don't bring me down, Bruce. Why Radio 2 losing more talent to commercial radio is not a disaster.
As Ken Bruce completed his last Radio 2 show on Friday (March 3rd), the outpouring of messages on social media was extraordinary. He is a...
david003464
- Jan 3
- 3 min
New Year new job? Don't be afraid of the cliche
It is natural to begin a new year thinking about changes you would like to make in your life and perhaps this will focus on your career....
david003464
- Nov 6, 2022
- 4 min
The BBC's problem isn't being biased, some of the journalism has just become lazy
When Owen Jones released his video rant about the BBC reporting of the economic situation recently, he started by making some very fine...
david003464
- Jul 30, 2022
- 3 min
Bridging the gap. Lessons learned by a graduate
Ivan Zhelev is a recent graduate from the University of Westminster. He was an excellent student but someone who worried about bridging...
david003464
- May 1, 2022
- 5 min
Recommended Podcasts
Finding podcasts to listen to, when there are thousands to choose from, can be daunting. Search for recommendations and you find dozens...
david003464
- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
Hitting the target. Getting your application cover letters and statements right
We did a poll recently on job applications and cover letters was easily the part of the process people find the hardest. Below are some...
david003464
- Jan 26, 2022
- 3 min
Swift versus Albarn. The answer is in the ear of the beholder
Damon Albarn's spat with Taylor Swift has reminded me of a private rage I have felt about one of the greatest pop songs of this century....
david003464
- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
Breaking the application monotony
When I speak to mentoring clients about job applications, one of the most frequent comments is about just how dull the process is. This...
david003464
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Mind the gap! Making use of a deffered year
The ‘need’ for late teens to have a gap year for travelling is one of the most tiresome arguments of the last twenty years. A privileged...
david003464
- Aug 2, 2021
- 4 min
Is radio news ready for the sound of diversity?
The UK broadcasting industry is quite rightly looking to increase diversity, in all areas of production and output. However, there are...
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