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Over to you: Rachel Gorman on missing the milestones

Well, this year definitely didn’t go the way you originally planned. From exam fiascos, months out of school to cancelled summer holiday plans, what happened to 2020? Young Scots share their 2020 on pause.

Over to you: Aimee Thorpe on COVID and mental health

Calling all budding journalists: The BBC is looking for young reporters

September 9, 2019
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If you’re looking to launch your career in journalism, look no further because the BBC is looking for young reporters to join their team.

Calling all young journalists: Empire magazine wants you

October 22, 2018
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The editor-in-chief of film and entertainment magazine, Empire, has put a call-out on Twitter for budding young journalists to sign up for a mentorship scheme, in order to gain work experience.

BBC Radio 1 star Chris Stark on breaking into the media

Life isn’t like Anchorman (unfortunately) but getting into the media doesn’t have to be a funny one-liner.

How I became a national news reporter: Colin Stone, STV

Colin Stone is a production journalist for STV. His job involves chasing stories, live reporting and reading the news on national television. At just 24, Colin is a rising star within Scottish media. That doesn’t mean he knows how to tie a tie though… Q: You’re young to be reading the news on national TV! How did you get to where you are today? I began getting my first freelance radio reporter shifts in 2013; from there, I joined YOUR Radio in Clydebank as a broadcast journalist; then in May 2014 I joined STV Glasgow just prior to its launch.…

From Scotland to Shortlist Dubai

With limited job opportunities in the UK and the expansion of many businesses overseas, living and working abroad is now a common venture for many young people. But what is it really like? Twenty-four-year-old Sarah Garden, originally from Inverness, is the digital editor of Shortlist UAE magazine in Dubai. She took some time out to share her experiences of living and working in the Middle East. How did you get into journalism? After school, I applied for a journalism course at what was the Glasgow Metropolitan College. I really enjoyed it, and wanted to get a university degree. I went…

DREAM JOB: Fashion Reporter

Ruairidh Pritchard (pictured right) graduated with a BA in journalism from Glasgow Caledonian University in 2011, and now works for SHOP Magazine, the luxury shopping and travel guide published by Global Blue (ww.globalblue.com), covering over 50 destinations worldwide with a readership of over 4 million, making them the world’s largest publisher of free distribution shopping magazines. Ruairidh sat down to tell Kirsty McKenzie how he bagged his dream job… Can you give us a brief description of your job title and what it is you do. My official title is Menswear Reporter – working across Global Blue’s magazine, SHOP and website,…