You are invited to an exclusive, free Journalism Jobs and Skills event hosted by the University’s Journalism department.
Academics and alumni from the different postgraduate journalism courses at City St George's, University of London will be sharing practical tips and advice about gaining key journalism skills and how to forge a career in the media
This event will be hosted online on Wednesday 29 January 2025, allowing you to talk to us and discover more about developing the skills needed to break into journalism.
What can you expect at a City St George's Journalism jobs and skills event?
The event is a great way to get all the information you may need to better understand the industry. As well as the mini skills sessions listed below*, there’s a journalism jobs panel (with working journalists), and chance to ask, us, our alumni and our current students, any questions you may have about journalism and what we offer at City St George's.
The agenda for the day is as follows:
17.00: Hello from the Department of Journalism
17.05: "How to shoot a 30 second social video"
17.20: "How to interview a celebrity"
17.35: "Compelling storytelling" panel - with a social media reporter; an investigative reporter ; and data reporter
17.50: "What makes an engaging podcast"
18.05: "13 ways to kick-start your career in journalism"
18.20: Career panel – "how to get a job in journalism" with a foreign correspondent, a broadcaster, and a financial reporter
18.50: Q&A with Journalism staff and journalism alumni from City
City St George's offers students the following Journalism courses:
You can also register to attend our Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 5 February 2025 where you can ask course tutors about individual Master’s degrees in the Department of Journalism.
Please get in touch with Jason Bennetto, if you have any questions about this event.
Attendance at City St George's events is subject to our terms and conditions.