My Trainee Journo Journey is almost at an end.

I am currently writing a 15,000 masters thesis for my MA in Journalism entitled: Do the press treat the royal family as celebrities looking at tabloid newspaper and glossy magazine coverage between May-July 2008. I have 5 weeks until D Day-Dissertation Deadline Day, although I am now pounding the keyboard to get it finished this week because I know how valuable editing and rewriting time can make or break a good thesis, which hopefully will explain to my blog readers why I have not kept this blog updated since Easter. I've actually been super busy, preparing for a full set of NCTJs and a full-time masters degree as well as completing over 120 days newsroom experience at 4 radio stations (Hospital Radio Hillingdon, 91.8 Hayes FM, IRN for 5 days and University Radio Brunel) and The Uxbridge Gazette series. I have also submitted freelance articles into UnLimited which is a retail magazine. This morning I prepared (read and edited) a local news package for 91.8 Hayes Fm after a three week stint as a radio producer/editor. Anyway, time to get back to the dissertation, I'm aiming for it to be finished by the end of this week.................... I will keep you posted about my journo journey soon.

LOCAL HEADLINES

BULLETINS: THOUSANDS of students across the borough receive their GCSE results today which could determine whether or not they study for A Levels, vocational qualifications or enter the world of work. A MASSIVE tube strike that could have delayed the Piccadilly Line has been cancelled. THE BATTLE over the Heathrow expansion intensifies after the owner was told to sell some of its other airports.

Coming Soon.........

The last few months have been very hectic with completing my dissertation NCTJ exams and embarking on more work experience at IRN and 91.8FM............ I will post more blogs soon about my journalism development over the last few months and my work placements.....plus I will be updating the local 'What's On Guide' about events in the borough...........