In 2012 the New York Times posted a story online that was different to anything that had been done before. They uploaded a long-read story that would inspire a whole new form of journalism and attract a new readership to their website. Now we’re asking: can student journalists do it too? It’s not exactly a
Unless you’ve been living under a large, soundproof rock, without internet access, it’s fair to say that the recent storm of sexual assault, abuse, and harassment allegations has been impossible to miss. The stories about disgraced Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, have come in thick and fast, from the initial article by Jodi Kantor and Megan
Being a student editor was hands down the best thing I’ve ever done. I applied for the job thinking I was wildly under qualified yet somehow managed to convince Dan and Joe, my predecessors, to hand over the keys to the Concrete kingdom and leave the newspaper in my (slightly shaking) hands. The year was
You don’t know anything Yes, I know you’ve done three or four years on your student newspaper, you might even have been a chief editor, but I can tell you with complete and total certainty, you know nothing. Well, that isn’t strictly true. The likelihood is that you’ll have a very good understanding of a
Editors are constantly stuck in the same predicament: should we focus more on news which is important, or should we focus more on news which our readers find interesting? Unfortunately, far too often these two criteria of a news story are not synonymous. A very important news story might break about the university’s Vice Chancellor
The blue tick that signifies Twitter verification may be far more common than it once was, but it remains a hugely useful way to help people find your publication's social media presence. Not to mention that it is a fun thing to see next to your Twitter handle. Many student newspapers have already become verified,
Settling into the working world can be a strange adjustment. If you’ve only ever been the intern, or the work-experience, then landing your first job in media is a huge step forwards. You can stop dreaming of paying your rent by writing, and actually start doing it. But it being a dream come true doesn’t
If there’s one thing student journalists have no shortage of, it’s ambition. You only need to chat to them for about 30 seconds before they mention hopes and dreams of working at a national newspaper or travelling the world as a foreign reporter. It is the driving force of all great journalists, and it’s great
I’m currently in that spot in life as a journalist where I am scrabbling around on the floor of my room of dreams desperately grabbing at any old opportunity or possible future-securing job that would give me that opportunity to beat the very millennial problem of not being able to afford to move out of
The saddest fact about summer is that it is the quietest part of the year for student media. That does not have to mean that student publications should stop producing content for that period, however. Of course it is a shame that there is such an agonisingly long wait before the next print edition, but
