I've found some of my articles online, on the Newsletter website...I don't get any bylines online sadly, I'm either referred to as 'freelance' or 'staff reporter'. I can't pretend that these are great works of journalism, I'm just forwarding them on for your perusal ( Read more... )

I'm not doing the East Belfast school article! I'm so relieved. It turns out my news editor didn't actually understand what the story involved - he thought it was a quick phone interview and rewriting a press release. When I explained it involved a lot of interviews with a Lord, a headmistress and local parents and residents - and that I only ( Read more... )

...the gay ducks ( Read more... )

God, I'm bored. There doesn't appear to be anything for me to do round here, although the ugly spectre of that East Belfast school interview has reared it's head again ( Read more... )

It's been a while since I updated...I last left you with the thrilling prospect of going to Stormont Castle. Well, I did, and ended up sitting face to face with Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness. All of the political correspondants there were male, and at the beginning Martin McGuinness asked 'Are there no women journalists here?', at which ( Read more... )

...and it's getting worse. Don't know if I'll be doing the school story tomorrow, but it does seem that I am doing it at some point. My news editor will explain to the people concerned that I am a work experience girl though and that I may need a bit of help...arg ( Read more... )

Ah well, another day, another journal entry that no one will look at ( Read more... )

I got 3 articles published today! Woot! Other than that...meh ( Read more... )