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A day in the life of a journalist

November 8, 2012 Joanne Mallon 4

  I’ve posted news on KidsBlogClub of a fab opportunity for young girls to be magazine journalists for a day. But the surprising thing about the day […]

At weekends, I also juggle hoops

June 13, 2012 Joanne Mallon 3

  I have started two new jobs in social media. Ironically, this has left me with very little time to blog or tweet. Both of […]

A cautionary tale for freelancers

May 20, 2012 Joanne Mallon 12

Now here’s an odd one – I wonder what you make of this? Towards the end of April I was contacted out of the blue […]

Guest post: Confessions of a pregnant travel journalist

April 18, 2012 Joanne Mallon 6

Today I have a guest post from the marvellous Cathy Winston, who’s a travel journalist, lemur juggler and blogger at the multi award nominated MummyTravels  […]

Half term, half working? 5 ways to combine freelancing with school holidays

February 21, 2011 Joanne Mallon 7

So it is half term and I am hiding in my office. One of my children has scarpered to a friend’s house. The  other is […]

How To Get a Job in Journalism

May 10, 2010 Joanne Mallon 0

Thanks to all who joined us for the live web chat at the Guardian Careers forum. Although it was originally supposed to focus on new […]

How to write a CV for a job in media

June 18, 2007 Joanne Mallon 2

Traditional careers advice doesn’t really take account of the fact that CVs land on media recruiters’ desks in their hundreds, and getting yours to stand […]

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