Last week I came to the end of my 14 week journalism course at Brighton Journalist Works. Exams have been sat, portfolios submitted and the two groups Blue Steel and Frost have disbanded to make their way in the world of journalism. It feels strange for everything that has dominated my life over the last three months to be at an end and now here I am back in my old room at my old home in Cambridge.
I don't feel much like a journalist but maybe that's not surprising. Studying something is different to doing it in the real world. I'll get a taste of that with work experience in the new year.
It's easy to feel deflated at this stage but there are many accomplishments I can take pride in:
It's easy to feel deflated at this stage but there are many accomplishments I can take pride in:
- Five pieces published in Brighton's local paper The Argus or on the website.
- Two paid features for localsecrets.com.
- Feature accepted for publication in the spring edition of The Poetry Society Newsletter.
- Coming second in the Brighton Hammer and Tongue Poetry Slam - Sharing a stage with the excellent Simon Munnery and gaining a place in the national finals in London next year.
- 80wpm Shorthand passed (fingers crossed for 100 next time)
- A grades for Media Law and Court Reporting - other results pending.
- 4 radio shows - Back on Cambridge 105 on December 29th.
- 1 week's work experience at The Argus confirmed.
- Interviews for 2 further work placements lined up.
- One and a half seasons of Breaking Bad watched - All anyone was talking about in the first week.
- Met a great bunch of people who I look forward to seeing in print and in person in the future.