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My work experience placement at the New Statesman came about quite by chance. I was looking at the websites of my favourite newspapers and current affairs magazines with an eye to my up-coming work experience when I saw that the New Statesman was ‘working actively with selected charities to offer work experience to students from low-income families and under-represented group.’
Journalism has woken up to how diversity in news rooms enriches content and makes it more representative and relevant to consumers. But the industry simply hasn’t kept pace with society’s cultural expansion and is playing catch-up.
Journalism has woken up to how diversity in news rooms enriches content and makes it more representative and relevant to consumers. But the industry simply hasn’t kept pace with society’s cultural expansion and is playing catch-up.
Last year, I decided to quit the glamorous life of a PR to pursue a dream I've had since I was 12-years-old – to become a journalist.
Last year, I decided to quit the glamorous life of a PR to pursue a dream I've had since I was 12-years-old – to become a journalist.
I’ve been shortlisting JDF applications for around five years now and I rip open my envelope of applications with excitement when I get them in the post.
I’ve been shortlisting JDF applications for around five years now and I rip open my envelope of applications with excitement when I get them in the post.
Encouraging people from a wide variety of backgrounds to become journalists is vital if the media is to have a voice that is as diverse as the issues it reports on.
Kal shares how he turned around a disappointing situation into a busy week filled with work placements.
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