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SILENCE AT THE SONG'S END: Broadcaster, journalist and novelist Libby Purves has taken the bold step of publishing her son's writing following his suicide at 23.


NO MEANS YES: Radio journo Satnam Rana discusses passion, ingenuity and not taking 'no' for an answer.


WAR: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?: Being shot at or bombed: all in a day's work for John Simpson.


LITTLE WONDER: He shoots, he scores. Graham Little's hat-trick of success.


BROADCASTING BLUEPRINT: Video: Handling 360 degree broadcasting with style. That's William Crawley.


INDEPENDENT WOMEN: The fast-paced, perpetually evolving nature of broadcast journalism has taught many a newshound a harsh lesson; either adapt, or die.


EYE IN THE SKY: Whether you're on a bus, train, in a car or on a plane, traffic and travel news is essential in getting you from A to B.


BREAKING NEWS: A good journalist is always on the look out for the next big story. It takes vigilance, concentration, an innate sense for a good story and sometimes, just a little luck.


RADIO JOURNALISM: Video: You can't keep away from those wireless knobs - news & current affairs, music, entertainment, comedy, drama or chat.


SQUARE DEAL: Broadcast journalists Mike Hally and Mark Whitaker began production company Square Dog Radio LLP, to make programmes in and about the world beyond the South East of England.




Newsreading


SAVAGE IN THE CITY: Television news reporter Claire Savage talks to Lee Henry of her love for pictures and journalism and how to survive in the hungry world of television news.


THE HEAT IS ON: Michael Traboulsi, senior broadcast journalist (SBJ) at London LBC/Heart 106.2FM, tells Stuart Wright about the chaos you don't hear behind the news bulletins.


KYLIE MORRIS: Video: Swapping field work for the studio, More4 News' new presenter, Kylie Morris talks about the end of her roaming days and being fussed over by the make-up department.


WOULD DIE FOR... Esther Webber landed herself a cushy one when she found herself on the Channel 4 News' Disabled Journalism Traineeship.


THIS IS THE NEWS: What do radio newsreaders do on a slow news day? Where do they get their stories from?


X-RATED RADIO: Video: Starting as a script runner, Carl Dinnen's career trajectory has been a news junkie's dream. The day job is Midlands correspondent for Channel 4 News, but 4Talent tracked him live from the More 4 London news studios.




Print journalism


UNI: WASTED MONEY? More people than ever are choosing to go to university, but if you want to become a writer, does it help?


SPECIALISE THIS: Audio: Featuring as part of the Transbelfast 2007 programme, seminar 'Specialise This' brought together a panel of specialist journalists to examine the recent explosion in multi-platform content.


STEPHEN HACKETT Video: He's a DJ. He runs a newspaper. He publishes books. He is on the board of a major film festival. And he is certainly no stranger to controversy.


INTERNET JOURNALISM: Video: Working in internet journalism doesn't always mean being based in an office in one of the world's media capital cities.


RIGHT TIME, RIGHT PLACE: This single English girl in the city made a name for herself penning a Carrie Bradshaw style column for the New York Post.


CHAMPAGNE AND CANAPES: Everyone loves gossip, and it's the young, trendy and glamorous who are reporting it.


OUT OF AFRICA: From receptionist to African correspondent, Ruth Mortimer asks journalist Katy Pownall how she made the switch.


THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA: Hungry, eager and desperate for his first break into journalism, Kelvin Goodson was willing to do anything. The last thing he expected was to be taken for a ride...


READ MY LIPS:Fashion, sweedie, is no place for the deaf. Wrong! Melissa Mostyn has not let deafness stand in the way of getting her name in the fashion mags.


PRINT & ONLINE JOURNALISM:Video: Meet our panel of print and online scribes who'll help you take journalism to the next level professionally.
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WRITE ON TRACK: From his humble beginnings as an inexperienced music hack to the dizzy heights of rubbing shoulders with rock royalty, Stuart Bailie has tread the boards in music journalism.


THE WRITE STUFF: Calling all aspiring journalists: read our guide on how to pitch your articles to 4Talent and kick-start that writing career.


JOURNO JOURNEYS: To survive credibly as a freelancer it's essential you work on an all Ireland basis asserts top commentator Fionola Meredith.




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