Media Accreditation

I now have an official press pass.  Through working with Radio Hartlepool I have received this brilliant opportunity. When Hartlepool FC play I have the chance to go see the match from the press box and then speak to the team / manager ect. afterwards. I then will report on the match on an hour segment on the Radio after the match. 

This is brilliant as I think it shows my dedication to be a journalist. I will happily dip into any area of reporting as it means getting my name out there and doing what I love best – reporting on things people actually care about. 

I think having media accreditations at 17 is pretty impressive if I do say so myself. I’m hopeful this will make potential employee’s or universities view me as someone who takes this seriously and is dedicates, because I am. 

This is a really exciting opportunity for me. 

Sitting in the offices of Radio Hartlepool

Th experience thus far has been.. interesting to say the least.

I am yet to be on air but I have wrote press releases.. something I’ve never done before but something I’ve found to be quite easy and maybe I have a talent for? We’ll see. The press released will be said on air on Lee’s show.

The people here are all lovely people… yet once again I find myself the only female and also the youngest person in the group. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. People are more eager to help me because I am younger (and possibly because of the female part).

But I can’t help being a little bit offended. I am very capable of looking after myself when given the opportunity. I just need the chance.

Yet I have learnt a lot about radio. The group is close, funny and always willing to lend a hand. I find myself fitting it and enjoying myself. I do quite like it here and hopefully when given the chance will be able to prove my abilities.

 

Radio

So today was my interview for Radio Hartlepool. They told me all about the station, showed me around and were generally really nice to me. They told me they needed someone to do local news as no one had done it for over a year – asked me if I was interested. 

Hell yes I’m interested. This kind of work experience will be so beneficial in the future. It will help me get into university, get a job and teach me loads about how radio stations work, how to put together a news bulletin and present it. 

The whole team seems really nice and I’m really grateful for this opportunity. 

Will keep you updated on what happens there 🙂 

The Beauty of Twitter

Today I tweeted ‘need some work experience #please’ 

Within a few hours one of the DJ’s at my local radio station replied with ‘where are you based?’. Within minutes I was offered work experience. 

Throughout the day emails and tweets have been sent back and forth and I start work experience at Radio Hartlepool next Tuesday. 

People often say that social networks are killing society – that they prevent us from communicating face to face – but for people trying to get the career they want they are nothing but useful. I have a twitter, a facebook, a blog, a tumblr, a linkedin and when it was popular I had a myspace. 

Point being that twitter and other social networks can be the most powerful weapons at our disposal – whether we use them for good or bad is up to us. In this case twitter has only brought about good things for me and I am hopeful that it will keep doing so.