Shorthand: a vital skill for a journalist, or an old-fashioned waste of time?
A lively debate about the merits of shorthand as a journalistic tool has been raging on Linked In recently, with many people arguing that shorthand isn’t a vital skill. The time spent learning to take notes quickly is better spent mastering the various forms of IT required for modern multimedia journalism, they argue. If a […]
More creative euphemisms used by recruiters to obtain their dream candidate
My previous post on the subject of hilarious euphemisms used by recruiters for journalism-related jobs got a great response and some particularly bored readers actually asked for more! Glad to oblige, with Part Two. These are all real examples gleaned from various job-sites, but the frivolous interpretations are my own. The writer will work from […]
Songwriting over a beer in the pub: yes, it can work!
The past couple of meetings of the local songwriting club have produced some interesting new stuff. Purists might say that improvising off the cuff with a few beers and a couple of guitars in a pub is not the most efficient way to write, but I’m finding it can bring out ideas that individually no-one […]
Shorthand: a vital skill for a journalist, or an old-fashioned waste of time?
A lively debate about the merits of shorthand as a journalistic tool has been raging on Linked In recently, with many people arguing that shorthand isn’t a vital skill. The time spent learning to take notes quickly is better spent mastering the various forms of IT required for modern multimedia journalism, they argue. If a […]
Humour
25 Things To Do In A Dull Town: the start of a mission to create some lunchtime entertainment
The company where I’ll be working for eight weeks is located in one of those places that was once a pleasant little Victorian town but that has since been subsumed into the dull urban sprawl that is Greater London. Part of this process has seen the high street stripped of its character and sense of […]
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