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Interviewing masterclass. Tips and techniques

Interviewing is the mainstay of good journalism. Simon Hattenstone, a master in the art  at The Guardian, gave a masterclass for the UK Press Gazette. Here are his top tips... Above: Simon Hattenstone of The Guardian Be nosy. Really nosy. Shamelessly nosy. Read...

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Make a living from e-books?

Can journalists make a living from e-publishing? This was the question at a recent London Freelance Bureau meeting. E-publishing models are catalogued at Journalism models, co-founded by NUJ vice-president Tim Dawson. Dawson says the most reliable moneymaker is...

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Digital storytelling – why video is now crucial

Video is now crucial for content creation and PR. "All the emerging money is around web video, which is what all of the papers want now - so if you are going to cover a story, why wouldn't you film it as well?," says Pat Younge, BBC's chief creative officer, in The...

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Seven tips for boosting creativity

This is a summary of some notes I made from a feature about boosting creativity in Scientific American Mind. I stumbled on this list while leafing through an old note book from 2008 (Black Moleskine, my favourite notebook at the time). Thought they were still relevant...

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Norwich Fashion Week 2014

It's Norwich Fashion Week 2014. Last night was the Vintage Fashion Show at Norwich Puppet Theatre, co-ordinated by Kerry Curl and styled and organised by Karen James-Welton from Fabulous Miss K. Vintage is a massive trend in Norwich, more popular than anywhere else in...

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