By XCity has had some fascinating covers over the years. Everyone from OJ Simpson to heroic war reporters have appeared on the front, along with everything from killer keyboards to action figures drowning in cotton wool (trust us it made sense at the time). A few weeks ago we asked you
6 celebrities who tried stand-up
With the rise of short, light-heated online content, it’s no surprise that the divide between journalists and comedians is thinner than ever. Perhaps that’s why more hacks are taking their skills to the stage. You can read more about that in this year’s XCity but here we’ve found six surprising
Lost in translation: What journalists say vs what they mean
Over the years, journalists have invented a lexicon of terms and phrases that only other hacks know the true meaning of. Fortunately, we’ve come up with a handy translator you can show your non-journo friends next time you see them staring blankly at one of your articles. Simply click to
Ex-City student misses out on Oscar for Best Documentary Short
An ex-City magazine student missed out on the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 88th annual Academy Awards. Adam Benzine, who completed his PGdip in Magazine Journalism in 2005, wrote, directed and produced the nominated film: Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah. The self-financed film, which took four years to make
