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Mentoring and Jobs Blog
Here are six pages of jobs in media across radio, podcast, video, TV, communications and journalism as well as entry-level roles and those for freelancers. There are also articles about media careers with advice and guidance and opinion on the industry. These jobs take time to find and curate, so we welcome any support you can offer through https://buymeacoffee.com/themediamentor
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david003464
Aug 8, 20244 min read
Why choice of words is so important in news
When the former health secretary, Victoria Atkins, described 'junior doctors' that work in the NHS as “doctors in training” it caused...
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david003464
Jul 23, 20244 min read
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...
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david003464
Jul 8, 20243 min read
How AI can help improve radio news bulletins
In the 2000s I often did shifts with Smooth Radio in London, covering news for the capital but also recording news bulletins for other...
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david003464
Jun 3, 20244 min read
In defence of the (good) vox pop
When BBC Radio 5 Live had an 'In My Opinion' on the relevance and usefulness of the vox pop, I was instantly transported back to a...
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david003464
May 31, 20244 min read
6 ways to get media experience without an internship
Spring and suimmer is when many media students look to find placements and internships for the next year to gain valuable experience in...
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david003464
Mar 16, 20242 min read
Trusting your news. Why being accurate is less common than you think
I have been thinking about the reliability of news content a lot lately. This was sparked by a couple of things; an interview with a...
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david003464
Mar 11, 20241 min read
Axing the CV. The company looking for a different way to find talent
Global PR agency Team Lewis has long tried to think differently about talent, with an existing charitable foundation, academy and masters...
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david003464
Mar 4, 20241 min read
"An odd band to love". Four decades listening to Del Amitri, by me and the band
Just after the pandemic I was lucky enough to interview Justin Currie and Iain Harvie from Del Amitri. They were releasing their first...
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david003464
Jan 29, 20243 min read
Jason Isbell's majestic Union Chapel show
It seems harsh to describe someone who has been working in music for more than twenty years as a relative unknown. But Jason Isbell's is...
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david003464
Jan 8, 20242 min read
Repetition in radio? Just a minute! It's not a crime
I often get told by my wife not to watch or listen to news because I am so critical and get annoyed at things that 'normal' people do not...
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david003464
Oct 23, 20233 min read
Why have a mentoring session?
A guide to the mentoring and how it could help you
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david003464
Aug 15, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
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...
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david003464
Jun 30, 20233 min read
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...
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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...
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david003464
Apr 20, 20232 min read
8 ways to maximise your internship
How to maximise your internship
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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...
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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...
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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....
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