Clare Wiley is a freelance journalist living in Manchester. She is a regular contributor to user-generated content site Current.com and was formerly the Manchester editor of the Itchy city guides. She has completed work experience on The Guardian and regional newspaper The Eastbourne Herald. Clare has written for a wide range of student-focussed publications, including Arberry Pink titles, the UK's largest student paper Student Direct, and satirical paper The Sanctuary. Her interests include culture, travel and society journalism.
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Need Journalism Experience? Try Contributing to User Generated Websites Jun 19, 2009
Let’s face it, there’s a lot of junk on the internet these days. User-generated content has all sorts of benefits and downsides, ranging from valuable intellectual commentary to irrelevant rants about Big Brother contestants. But from a journalistic standpoint, the proliferation of commentary via the internet can have infinite...
Guardian vs Eastbourne Herald Media Internships - National vs Regional Apr 16, 2009
National papers seem to be what people aim for in the grand scheme of their journalistic careers. Whilst I’m no exception to this, there’s a lot to be said for local papers, particularly when gaining work experience. My week-long placement on the Guardian’s culture website was a little disappointing. Upon receiving the offer, I was...
Oh So That's What Group Means Apr 01, 2009
My interview at Salford went very well. The interviewer spent most of the time enlightening us with amusing anecdotes from his reporting days. And I learned that “group interview” actually does mean being interviewed in front of a group. Sounds scary, but it was an interesting way of seeing what stage other people are at… (as well as...
First Post Musings Mar 19, 2009
Greetings everyone. This being my first official foray into the big bad world of online blogging, I thought I’d introduce myself. I’m Clare, a recent graduate of Manchester Uni who has humble aspirations of journalistic stardom. Anyhoo, after spending a few years writing for student papers, student magazines, a city guide and various...
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