Showing posts with label BBC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BBC. Show all posts

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Work experience troubles

After sending off my BBC News application after over six weeks of writing it (I gave it a rest during exams) I was surprised at the rapid response of my rejection the next morning. Hours of writing about my ‘suitability’, ‘education’ and ‘experience’ about a placement for the BBC resulted in five seconds of skimming an email to tell me I’m unsuccessful and they can provide no feedback as to why.

Saturday, 19 March 2011

Can newspapers/the media ever be unbiased?


On March 26 2011, over 250,000 people protested in London as part of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) March for the Alternative. Ed Miliband spoke to crowds in Hyde Park, thousands walked through the city passing the Houses of Parliament and through Trafalgar Square in opposition to the governments' fierce cuts. Impressive, honourable, a great achievement some would say.