Recently there has been a lot of debate about unpaid internships in the journalism industry. There are good and bad things to be said about them, and most of these points have been covered many times by lots of publications and bloggers. I’ve done a couple myself, and would like to share my opinion with…
Tag: work experience
Soupe de l’année: A year on
Hello and welcome to post #100 of Soup du Journalism! Incidentally, the weekend just passed saw the first birthday of this blog. Aww! So, to commemorate these two excellent events colliding at once, I’m going to run you through a year in the life of Soup du Journalism and its owner (me). OK, so I…
Seasons Eatings!
Hello! The title today is in honour of the fact that my Ceviche review is now online for you to read! It’s nice to have something else published by a different website… what can I say? I’m ALL about the diversity. What I’d really love is for you to like it, share it, tweet it, comment…
My first taste of magazine journalism
Hello! I’ve spent the past couple of days doing some work experience at Men’s Health. I am LOVING it so far, I must say! OK, so I may not be a man, but I am very healthy (excluding the diabetes which isn’t even my fault) and I’ve very very interested in health, nutrition etc., so…
Feeling manly and healthy
Hello! The title is a massive lie. I feel neither manly nor healthy. I had an excellent bath earlier with all the Lush products in the world and now smell of vanilla, and I sound like Gollum at the moment. The title is, of course, a reference to the fact that my Men’s Health work…
A taste of things to come
Hello! This week has been great! It’s been extremely busy, but in a really good way. Firstly, I carried out my first ever restaurant review at Soho’s Ceviche, which will hopefully be appearing on the Flux Magazine website soon, so I’ll link to that once it’s online. It was great fun, and to be honest…
Back in busy-ness
Hello! I know, I know, more appalling blogger behaviour on my part… though in my defence, I have been blogging, just over at Bete It! In the way of journalism, I’m starting to get some more things set up. Tomorrow I am interviewing the founder of the new, and insanely cool, Peruvian restaurant Ceviche for Flux…
A wild laptop appeared!
Hello! So sorry for my absence, as per usual my laptop has been broken and has been ‘being repaired’ by the hopeless, incompetent fools at PC World’s KnowHow. The only thing they KnowHow to do is send back my laptop in exactly the same broken condition. We’re paying a FORTUNE for our laptops to be…
Staying out for the summer
Hello! Apologies for being a horrendously poor blogger recently, and I don’t even have a real excuse for it. So just… soz. Since I last updated, I have had another piece in The Argus – in fact, the very same piece that was published in Sussex Society! I had no idea it was going in,…
Autumn appears
Hello! I’m really enjoying the appearance of autumnal chills in the mornings! Autumn has always been my favourite season, so I should start perking up a bit now the heat is dwindling! I hate to gloat, but I’ve had a great week at work experience. I’ve found that I really enjoy copywriting, especially as I’ve…
Kayleigh tries her hand at copywriting
Hello! I’ve just finished day three of my second work experience placement, and I’m LOVING IT. I’m doing some copywriting at a local design and marketing firm, and it’s been great so far. I’m allowed to express my creativity in my writing, which is nice, as I’ve been given full responsibility over what I write….
Experiencing even more work
Hello! So, my week at The Argus is over. I’ve had a few more pieces in the paper, and a couple more pieces are also online, such as this about university places, and this about a bus replacement taxi service. My double page spread should be in the paper on Tuesday, and I have a…
A journalist on the job
Hello! Today was my third and penultimate day of work experience at The Argus, and I’m still not over the hysteria that comes with having my own phone. Today has been the best day by far, because I’ve been so busy! I’ve almost finished the story which will appear as a double-page spread at some…
Work experience, where I have my own phone
Hello! I’m now on work experience at The Argus! The first thing I need to get off my chest is that I HAVE MY OWN PHONE. MY OWN PHONE. People can phone ME directly at The Argus. To speak specifically to me. On my number. On my phone. Oh my god. This brings with it…
Happy Humpday!
Hello! Now before you ask what the title is about, it was inspired by this hilarious blog post. I’d only ever heard the term on Mean Girls before, but never understood what ‘Humpday’ meant… but I now know that it refers to Wednesday, i.e. the ‘hump’ in the middle of the week! Seeing as it’s a…
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