by Tanya de Grunwald | Sep 21, 2017 | diversity, Employers and recruitment, Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships
WORLD-FAMOUS HOME OF BRITISH CINEMA FAILS TO STEP UP WHEN IT COUNTS * GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE * The British film and TV industry is very good at scratching its head and claiming to be mystified by the causes of its massive diversity problem, declaring its commitment to...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Jun 23, 2017 | Media and journalism
HERO BAKER SHAMES CHEAPSKATE SHOW FOR ASKING HER TO ‘DONATE’ A SPECIAL BAKE FOR THE JUDGES Seriously, what is it with The X Factor not paying people properly for their work? Some people just don’t learn. Long-standing readers of Graduate Fog will...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 12, 2017 | job hunting, Media and journalism, Money, Unpaid internships
JK ROWLING RETWEETS BIZARRE STORY INVOLVING NAKED HOMELESS MAN A former intern has shocked Twitter by sharing an unusual tale of a night he spent in a London youth hostel while doing unpaid journalism work experience at the Guardian. Interpretations of the story have...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 21, 2017 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Job boards, job hunting, Media and journalism, PR and marketing, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
MOVE SENDS STRONG SIGNAL TO STUBBORN INDUSTRY AND ARROGANT EMPLOYERS Looking for a paid media internship? Until now, they’ve been hard to find – but things may be about to change. One of the UK’s biggest websites for jobs in media, journalism and PR...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 11, 2017 | diversity, fashion, Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
EDWARD ENNINFUL HAS SAID DIVERSITY IN FASHION MUST EXTEND TO INTERNS, AS WELL AS MODELS Desperate to work in fashion – but can’t afford to work for free? Good news! Graduate Fog can confirm that the new Editor of UK Vogue – one of the biggest jobs in...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 30, 2016 | Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships
BUT THE INTERNET IS NOT IMPRESSED * STORY PICKED UP BY THE GUARDIAN! * Free London newspaper City AM has refused to re-think an internship at their headquarters that was recently auctioned for £650, on the grounds that, “All the money goes to a cancer...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Nov 28, 2016 | Business, Media and journalism, Money, Unpaid internships
PLACEMENT “PERFECT FOR A BUDDING JOURNALIST” (AS LONG AS THEY CAN PAY TO DO IT) Business newspaper City AM is offering a one-week internship at its London headquarters – but it is only open to those who can afford to pay at least £650 for the...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 18, 2016 | Graduate Jobs, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
TWO-WEEK ‘GRUNT WORK’ ROLE COULD LEAD TO PAID WORK, SAYS OWNER A controversial, two-week internship at Heat magazine will go ahead as an unpaid position, a spokesperson has announced, despite outcry from young people who feel the role is just ‘grunt...
by Tanya de Grunwald | Oct 11, 2016 | Media and journalism, Unpaid internships
BUT THEY CLAIM IT’S A CHANCE TO ‘SHADOW AND LEARN’ * OOH! THIS STORY HAS BEEN PICKED UP BY THE BBC AND THE GUARDIAN! * Heat magazine has angered young job seekers by advertising a “grunt work” placement in its fashion cupboard, paying...
by Tanya de Grunwald | May 25, 2016 | Business, Employers and recruitment, Employment rights, Graduate Jobs, Media and journalism, social mobility, Unpaid internships, Wages
YOUNG WORKERS SHOULD SIMPLY ‘REJECT’ UNPAID INTERNSHIPS Graduates are too willing to work for free and should simply “reject” unpaid internships, a PR agency boss has said. She also implied that graduates who don’t “value their...
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