The idea of breaking into journalism can be a daunting one for both current university students and post-graduates. The best place to get advice for landing your first job is often from those who have done it themselves recently.
On the Broadcast Journalism Training Council’s (BJTC) newly launched spotlight feature, Suzi Butcher, project manager, spoke to recent graduates from different journalism courses for their best tips.
Kit Bradshaw, broadcast journalist, Sky News Radio offered his advice for getting onto the airwaves, adding that in today's media landscape, it is important not to limit yourself to one format.
"The industry is changing so quickly, and the walls between different types of newsrooms are really falling down. I have friends who are working for newspapers doing audio news bulletins for Amazon’s Alexa. Their roles are very similar to what I’m doing in my radio job now, but for a newspaper instead," he said.
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