By It’s 9:30am on a Monday morning and you arrive at your desk, optimistic. Coffee in hand, you sit down and open your emails. Kicking off your slippers, you get down to work in your own front room. Welcome to the reality for a growing number of journalists: flexi-working, which allows employees
By The Worst Film Journalists & Their Greatest Sins
From All The President’s Men to The Post, the film business has a history of celebrating the hard-working heroes of the journalism industry. But for every accurate depiction of a hard-nosed news hound, you can find a dozen inaccurate portrayals of clueless gonzos, who don’t know their slugs from their
By Dolly Alderton shortlisted for XCity Award
Dolly Alderton (Magazine, 2010), an award-winning journalist and author, has been shortlisted for the XCity Award for her chart-topping podcast, The High Low, and her recently released bestselling memoir, Everything I Know About Love. The High Low, a weekly pop-culture and news podcast—hosted by Alderton alongside fellow lifestyle journalist, Pandora
By Eight times sub-editors didn’t check the style guide
Media companies have dealt with the issue of the ailing newspaper industry in different ways, but for some papers, subs have proved to be the fall guy. In April 2017, News Corp Australia sacked most of its subs to slash costs by $40 million, while in the same month, The
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By Sun, sea and sponsored posts: Does travel blogging pay the bills?
The life of a travel blogger sounds brilliant, but how does someone turn their travels into cash? XCity Plus spoke to successful travel bloggers to find out. How much money do travel bloggers earn? Travel bloggers don’t make a stable income; earnings vary each month. Megan Starr, a travel blogger from
By Ramita Navai shortlisted for XCity Award
Award-winning broadcast journalist Ramita Navai (Broadcast, 2003) has been shortlisted for this year’s XCity Award, for her documentary showing abuses by militia groups in Iraq. Navai was shortlisted after winning the Foreign Affairs Journalism award at the 2017 British Journalism Awards along with colleagues Patrick Wells and Mais al-Bayaa for
By Eight journalists you should be following on Instagram
Long gone are the days when your Instagram feed was filled only with photos of your friend’s avocado-based brunch. Today’s Insta-crowd, which reached 800 million monthly users worldwide in September 2017, use the platform for everything from bringing about social change to serving up stand-up comedy in a couple of
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By Kaine Pieri shortlisted for XCity Award
Kaine Pieri (International, 2017), a freelance video journalist and City alumni, has been shortlisted for the XCity Award for his work covering the London Bridge terror attacks. Pieri has won plaudits for being one of the first to report from the scene of the mass murder. He is one of
By From cannabis to conflict: A look at the latest independent magazines you should be reading
While mainstream print media continues to struggle, independent magazines are thriving. Stack, a subscription service that delivers a new indie mag each month, saw a 32% increase in its turnover last year. Jeremy Leslie, owner of magCulture in Clerkenwell, north London, says he receives a dozen new magazines to his
