Swindon advertiser - advertiser reporter
The Swindon Advertiser is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Swindon.
My experience at the Swindon Advertiser was extremely interesting as it introduced me to the fast-paced world of Journalism.
My activities over the course of my 1-week work experience included:
Shadowing editors/reporters at the Swindon Advertiser.
- Gathering news ideas and presenting them to the editors
- Contacting residents to be interviewed for articles
-Interviewing people in a range of different circumstances
-Building contacts in many areas to maintain a flow of news.
-Answering the phones on the news desk and reacting to breaking news stories
-Working closely with the news team and the editors
-Producing concise and accurate copy according to the newspaper's house style and to strict deadlines.
-Writing shorter, 'filler' stories to entertain, and researching and writing longer feature articles.
Work experience: July 2018
My experience at the Swindon Advertiser was extremely interesting as it introduced me to the fast-paced world of Journalism.
My activities over the course of my 1-week work experience included:
Shadowing editors/reporters at the Swindon Advertiser.
- Gathering news ideas and presenting them to the editors
- Contacting residents to be interviewed for articles
-Interviewing people in a range of different circumstances
-Building contacts in many areas to maintain a flow of news.
-Answering the phones on the news desk and reacting to breaking news stories
-Working closely with the news team and the editors
-Producing concise and accurate copy according to the newspaper's house style and to strict deadlines.
-Writing shorter, 'filler' stories to entertain, and researching and writing longer feature articles.
Work experience: July 2018