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'I Want to be a Journalist, But I Can't Afford to Work for Free'

Libby Page | Posted 03.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Read More: Future of Journalism, Internships, UK Students, London College of Fashion, Work Experience, Fashion, Student Loan Debt, Unpaid Internships, Intern Aware, Journalism, UK Universities & Education News
Libby Page

I am a final year journalism student at the London College of Fashion, and in my fourth year of unpaid internships. I have worked for free at seven publications: national newspapers, magazines and a local London paper. Sometimes I have had travel expenses, but mostly I have had to pay.

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Turkey's Censorship Puzzle

Jody Sabral | Posted 26.03.2012 | UK
Read More: Future of Journalism, Turkey, Media, Censorship, Free Speech, Turkish Journalism, UK World, UK Media, UK News
Jody Sabral

Turkey has surpassed the likes of China, Iran and Russia, when it comes to the number of journalists/authors in prison, many of whom are being held without charge.

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It's is all Very Well Living in the Digital age, but...

Ella Walker | Posted 08.11.2011 | UK
Read More: Future of Journalism, Future of Publishing, Digital Media, Journalism, Publishing Industry, UK News
Ella Walker

At my house, an underappreciated Cambridge terrace filled up with me and two boys (also graduate journos), talk is always turning to the fact we've pitched ourselves into an industry that is having a bit of a flail.

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The Pending Death of Left-Wing Journalism?

Rizwan Syed | Posted 03.01.2013 | UK Politics
Read More: Future of Journalism, Democracy, Liberal, Journalism, Advertisement, Media, Left-Wing, UK Politics News
Rizwan Syed

Ethical, non-profit organisations naturally possess less marketing resources than profit making companies (especially the less ethical companies such as those in arms production, oil companies and others which damage the environment, profit from war and exploit third-world workers). As a consequence, such ethical sources of funding cannot be relied upon to support journalism to anywhere near the same extent as corporations can.

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Journalism: Ruthless Verses Nice

Helen Drew | Posted 14.09.2011 | UK
Read More: Journalists, Future of Journalism, Special Educational Needs, Bbc Politics Show, Rebekah Brooks, BROADCAST JOURNALISM, Reporter, News of the World, Television Journalist, Autism, Times Educational Supplement, National Autistic Society, Notw, Journalism, UK News
Helen Drew

At the end of this saga, many journalists will be left standing, still with lovely jobs at glossy magazines, international news channels or at least, a regional political programme. But what sort of journalists will be left?

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Writing For Free Doesn't Have To Mean Betrayal

Kat Brown | Posted 05.09.2011 | UK Lifestyle
Read More: Internet, Writing, Future of Journalism, Journalism, Online Media, Ethics in Journalism, Blogging, Online Journalism, UK Lifestyle News
Kat Brown

When I said, with a glowing "Oh ho!", that The Huffington Post had asked me to blog for them, I received minimal "Oh ho" back. "Write about unpaid journalism," snarked my Twitterfeed, apparently confusing writing the odd piece with being put in a sweatshop and lashed until a Pulitzer came out.

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Who Are The Fashion Bloggers?

Laetitia Wajnapel | Posted 03.09.2011 | UK Style
Read More: Future of Journalism, Style, Citizen Journalism, Fashion Blogging, Fashion, Fashion Blogger, Ukstyle, Blogging, Journalism, Online Journalism, UK Style News
Laetitia Wajnapel

Just the other day, I was attending an event, and a friendly and I think genuinely interested Fashion Editor asked me about my background and how I ended up as a blogger. Had she not been that pleasant, I would have given the usual "we come from Mars where we were made in a big machine". Instead, I gave her a brief summary of the past 10 years of my life. It seemed to answer her question, but it made me feel uneasy, like I had to justify myself.

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