Copybreak | Copybreak http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog Life, Letters & Words - A Writer's Journal Wed, 01 May 2013 12:09:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Things My Journalism Tutors Should Have Taught Me http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2013/05/things-my-journalism-tutors-should-have-taught-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=things-my-journalism-tutors-should-have-taught-me http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2013/05/things-my-journalism-tutors-should-have-taught-me/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:09:39 +0000 Karen Stewart http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/?p=983 Every now and then I get a call from a student asking for a little advice. Most of them are halfway through a journalism or writing course and have started to ponder about life after assignments. For many it comes down to finding a job – not an easy task …

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]]> http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2013/01/interviewing-tricky-people/feed/ 0 How To Write A Case Study http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2013/01/how-to-write-a-case-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-write-a-case-study http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2013/01/how-to-write-a-case-study/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:38:28 +0000 Karen Stewart http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/?p=930 Case Studies and their posh cousins Testimonials seem to have lost much of their street cred of late. Perhaps that’s because, being the delicate flowers they are, they can have more than an air of desperation about them. Usually found lurking at the fringes of  a brochure or in specially …

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]]> http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2013/01/how-to-write-a-case-study/feed/ 2 Christmas Cheer http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2012/12/christmas-cheer/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=christmas-cheer http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2012/12/christmas-cheer/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:12:06 +0000 Karen Stewart http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/?p=925 With Christmas just around the corner it’s time for Copybreak to step away from the clackety clack of the keyboard for a while. But not before spreading some seasonal cheer! Have a great time over the festive season – eat, drink and be merry! Will be back in January fresh …

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]]> http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2012/12/christmas-cheer/feed/ 0 Who Would be a Journalist? http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2012/11/whowouldbeajournalist/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whowouldbeajournalist http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/2012/11/whowouldbeajournalist/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:12:34 +0000 Karen Stewart http://www.copybreak.co.uk/Blog/?p=919 Writing for a living can be a dangerous game. Loved by some, loathed by others journalists need a thick skin in order to survive. Over the last 16 months the newspaper industry has faced unprecedented criticism. Lord Leveson’s inquiry into the practices and ethics of the press has brought to …

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