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I am interested in the above subject
and am wondering how you would go about starting out in this field. I am just completing a degree in computers, so have a very good background in the whole subject, just sod all experience in journalism.
perhaps applying to review on websites or something would be best?
I only ask, as apart from the multimedia side of computers (websites - sound processing - video editing), there aren't many other jobs in computing I can see myself doing for any length of time (programming, network administration etc). Computer games have always been a passion.
Any input would be sweet.
Lader
and am wondering how you would go about starting out in this field. I am just completing a degree in computers, so have a very good background in the whole subject, just sod all experience in journalism.
perhaps applying to review on websites or something would be best?
I only ask, as apart from the multimedia side of computers (websites - sound processing - video editing), there aren't many other jobs in computing I can see myself doing for any length of time (programming, network administration etc). Computer games have always been a passion.
Any input would be sweet.
Lader
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Cubist wrote:
> God it was a type
Typo? Typing error?
> get over it. I was in a hurry to reply to your
> posts.
I'm flattered.
> Mistakes wwere to be expected.
Were you rushing this gigantic reply too?
> I've told the
> original creator of this topic all my knowledge
Which, as I stated, is just 'do Journalism as a degree' (which is pretty obvious if you want to be a journalist) and 'I met NOM'.
> and have no reason to
> post anymore.
Which will leave me with nobody to rip apart. Unless Sfone wants to step up again. Ah well.
> God it was a type
Typo? Typing error?
> get over it. I was in a hurry to reply to your
> posts.
I'm flattered.
> Mistakes wwere to be expected.
Were you rushing this gigantic reply too?
> I've told the
> original creator of this topic all my knowledge
Which, as I stated, is just 'do Journalism as a degree' (which is pretty obvious if you want to be a journalist) and 'I met NOM'.
> and have no reason to
> post anymore.
Which will leave me with nobody to rip apart. Unless Sfone wants to step up again. Ah well.
What a pathetic argument...
El Blokey wrote:
> Ok then, I can't imagine what exam board thinks that 16 year olds that
> can't spell 'definitely' are worthy of top marks.
God it was a type get over it. I was in a hurry to reply to your posts. They were huge and took ages to reply to if I went through all of the points. Mistakes wwere to be expected. Anyway I am not going to even post in this topic again. I thought you had dropped the whole arguing with me thing but obviously not. I'm not going to reply to any more of this and you can do whatever you want in here. I've told the original creator of this topic all my knowledge and have no reason to post anymore.
> Ok then, I can't imagine what exam board thinks that 16 year olds that
> can't spell 'definitely' are worthy of top marks.
God it was a type get over it. I was in a hurry to reply to your posts. They were huge and took ages to reply to if I went through all of the points. Mistakes wwere to be expected. Anyway I am not going to even post in this topic again. I thought you had dropped the whole arguing with me thing but obviously not. I'm not going to reply to any more of this and you can do whatever you want in here. I've told the original creator of this topic all my knowledge and have no reason to post anymore.
Cubist wrote:
> El Blokey wrote:
> I seriously cannot imagine what class would have you as their top
> English student.
>
> I didn't say I was the top English Student I said I got top marks.
> there are tons of people better than me.
Ok then, I can't imagine what exam board thinks that 16 year olds that can't spell 'definitely' are worthy of top marks.
> El Blokey wrote:
> I seriously cannot imagine what class would have you as their top
> English student.
>
> I didn't say I was the top English Student I said I got top marks.
> there are tons of people better than me.
Ok then, I can't imagine what exam board thinks that 16 year olds that can't spell 'definitely' are worthy of top marks.
El Blokey wrote:
> I seriously cannot imagine what class would have you as their top
> English student.
I didn't say I was the top English Student I said I got top marks. there are tons of people better than me.
> Not in other schools...most let you do it FOR GCSE.
I live in Scotland, my exam board is the SQA, I am doing Standard Grades not GCSEs and next year I will be doing highers. That's why it's available in England and not Scotland. I just say GCSE etc so I don't have to explain all this and it's at the same level.
> Nope, it's more filming and analysing adverts, writing essays and
> stuff.
Maybe in England
> I'd like to read some of these stories. I bet they're about as A*
> material as that 'top graded' piece Kyz posted a while ago.
Maybe, I'll see what I can do.
> I seriously cannot imagine what class would have you as their top
> English student.
I didn't say I was the top English Student I said I got top marks. there are tons of people better than me.
> Not in other schools...most let you do it FOR GCSE.
I live in Scotland, my exam board is the SQA, I am doing Standard Grades not GCSEs and next year I will be doing highers. That's why it's available in England and not Scotland. I just say GCSE etc so I don't have to explain all this and it's at the same level.
> Nope, it's more filming and analysing adverts, writing essays and
> stuff.
Maybe in England
> I'd like to read some of these stories. I bet they're about as A*
> material as that 'top graded' piece Kyz posted a while ago.
Maybe, I'll see what I can do.
Cubist wrote:
> Yeah I do, and I do have many stories type up.
I seriously cannot imagine what class would have you as their top English student.
> I am taking Media Studies in year 12 which is the first time it's ever
> been available to me as it's a course for only people of that age.
Not in other schools...most let you do it FOR GCSE.
> I presume I will be writing a lot of reviews etc in that.
Nope, it's more filming and analysing adverts, writing essays and stuff.
I'd like to read some of these stories. I bet they're about as A* material as that 'top graded' piece Kyz posted a while ago.
> Yeah I do, and I do have many stories type up.
I seriously cannot imagine what class would have you as their top English student.
> I am taking Media Studies in year 12 which is the first time it's ever
> been available to me as it's a course for only people of that age.
Not in other schools...most let you do it FOR GCSE.
> I presume I will be writing a lot of reviews etc in that.
Nope, it's more filming and analysing adverts, writing essays and stuff.
I'd like to read some of these stories. I bet they're about as A* material as that 'top graded' piece Kyz posted a while ago.
Yeah I do, and I do have many stories type up. I sent away my folio to the exam bored a month ago with all of them typed up and neat. Oh and I am taking Media Studies in year 12 which is the first time it's ever been available to me as it's a course for only people of that age. I presume I will be writing a lot of reviews etc in that. You can only take this course if you have top marks in your GCSEs. I haven't sat my GCSEs yet obviously but going on what my Mocks were I am allowed to partake in that subject. YAY ME. :D
Cubist wrote:
> In school we have to write stories etc and I have the top available marks in all my coursework.
I don't believe you.
> In school we have to write stories etc and I have the top available marks in all my coursework.
I don't believe you.
Do you have any of your stories typed up?
I'm good enoguh at the courses in school but in school we aren't asked to write reviews. In school we have to write stories etc and I have the top available marks in all my coursework. I just don't have any experience in writing reviews.
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