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Unrequired Reading {19.11.08 to 20.11.08}
These are some of the things that have caught my attention lately. It’s a more eclectic mix than just the news business, but then so’s life:
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Job-hunting for young journalists
Advice doesn’t come any better than this – from the excellent Editorialiste: Send in applications everywhere you think you’ve got a shot — then prove it to each company in your application. It’s worth the time to tailor your application, even if you never hear back. When you’ve sent out all that you can, send…
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The British National Party – a mash-up challenge
The British National Party once posted my email address on their website. I got 400 emails of varying degrees of unpleasantness – my favourite being the one that described me as a “nigger-loving, Jew.” Yes, it takes a lot of imagination to work racism against black people and anti-semitism into one easy epithet. Now the…
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Unrequired Reading {18.11.08}
These are some of the things that have caught my attention lately. It’s a more eclectic mix than just the news business, but then so’s life: