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...
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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...
david003464
- Jul 25, 2021
- 4 min
The pain of silent rejection for graduates
In the first of a new guest blog series featuring students and graduates and their experiences of applications, Xian Pelaez talks about...
david003464
- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
Getting that first media opportunity. Tips for graduates
It's that time of year when graduates are beginning to worry about their first job and pressure begins to build when colleagues tell you...
david003464
- May 23, 2021
- 3 min
The pronunciation nightmare. How to settle those newsroom debates.
One of my favourite recent stories was the croquet match that took place to decide which is the right way to pronounce the River Nene. A...
david003464
- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
We have a linear duty as Line of Duty demonstrates
We used to call this a water cooler moment, but since fewer of us are actually in the office now I guess a ‘Twitter moment’ is the only...
david003464
- Apr 25, 2021
- 3 min
Getting back into the mix. Why my resocialisation isn't easy
I am probably not alone in feeling this, in fact, I am certain I am not alone. But since the rules for mixing in England were relaxed in...
david003464
- Mar 6, 2021
- 3 min
Jeremy Paxman and newsreading. "Reading out loud" is more of a skill than he thinks
Here’s your Starter for Ten. What is it Jeremy Paxman doesn’t like about newsreaders? After previously having a dig at the profession,...
david003464
- Jan 31, 2021
- 3 min
Adding value? The co-commentator's curse
In the world of football commentary there is an often heard saying about the commentator’s curse, where something is said or suggested...
david003464
- Jan 23, 2021
- 3 min
Miss Pronunciation; having nightmares over Donald Trump
This week’s transfer of power in Washington DC had me remembering a former colleague who would have been delighted at the arrival of a...
david003464
- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
Knowing sport is your job if you're a newsreader
Reading a very insightful blog about radio news recently there was a reference to sport coverage and that the writer would treat this...
david003464
- Dec 12, 2020
- 2 min
The art of CVs. Avoid the cliches!
A study of CVs highlighted the most used words by candidates. It underlined a key thing I emphasise to clients; as a journalist you are...
david003464
- Dec 12, 2020
- 3 min
Why have a mentoring session?
The word mentor as a noun means to be an experienced and trusted adviser or as a verb to advise or train. The Media Mentor is about...
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