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faces, remains an exciting, rewarding attraction for those about to start work. Our cover feature
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by Ryan Fletcher looks at the best way to get into journalism and gets tips from highly successful journalists about what you need to do to get started and get ahead. As young people enter journalism now they are expected
to master all formats – writing, video, and importantly social media. Rachel Broady looks at the many pitfalls of not taking care on social media. Last month the TUC kicked off the autumn conference season. We have reports from the TUC of the NUJ’s contribution and of the general news from other unions. The TUC is the union movement’s biggest event and one that used to attract an army of industrial correspondents in the days when newspapers prided themselves on having specialists. Our Starting Out column is written by Conrad Landin, the Morning Star’s industrial correspondent. He writes about his experiences of the conference circuit and the many seaside towns involved. I hope you find something of interest in this edition.
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Main feature 14 Qualified success Are journalism studies worthwhile?
t’s autumn and students are back at their studies, some starting courses for the first time.
Some will be hoping to be journalists. The profession, despite the problems that it
News 03 Guardian to cut US jobs More losses at The Sun too
04 Journalism out of reach of poor Little chance of career for disadvantaged
05 Newsquest staff vote for action Threat of redundancies in London
06 Special reports from the TUC
Features 10 Let’s go to Dundee Media life in the city of the three Js
12 Social media Think before you post
20 Shining a light Celebrating the Salford Star’s anniversary
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09 Viewpoint 15 NUJ and me 26 And finally
Arts withArts with Attitude
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