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...
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david003464
Jun 6, 20233 min read
Radio news: stale, unimaginative and out of date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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
8 ways to maximise your internship
How to maximise your internship
david003464
Mar 31, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20224 min read
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, 20223 min read
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
Jan 31, 20222 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20213 min read
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...
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