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BBC journalist shocks graduates with unpaid ‘assistant’ advert

BBC journalist shocks graduates with unpaid ‘assistant’ advert

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 6, 2021 | Media and journalism, Money, Unpaid internships, Wages

WANT TO TIDY A STRANGER’S HOME OFFICE FOR FREE? NOPE, NEITHER DO WE A BBC Radio 5 Live journalist and broadcaster has shocked graduates by posting an advert for a ‘volunteer’ ‘assistant journalist’ on LinkedIn. The lengthy job description...
BBC criticised for “exhausting” unpaid work experience at Wimbledon

BBC criticised for “exhausting” unpaid work experience at Wimbledon

by Tanya de Grunwald | Apr 28, 2019 | diversity, Media and journalism, social mobility, Sport, Unpaid internships

AND DOES DEMAND FOR “PHYSICAL FITNESS” EXCLUDE THOSE WITH DISABILITIES?  * UPDATE, 13 MAY: STORY PICKED UP IN THE SUN! * The BBC has been slammed for advertising two-week “work experience” placements at Wimbledon 2019 which appear to be unpaid,...
Guardian intern shocks Twitter with youth hostel tale (but says collecting boss’s dry cleaning was more humiliating)

Guardian intern shocks Twitter with youth hostel tale (but says collecting boss’s dry cleaning was more humiliating)

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...
Magazine editor confesses: “Management tells us to hire unpaid interns”

Magazine editor confesses: “Management tells us to hire unpaid interns”

by Tanya de Grunwald | Jul 3, 2013 | Employers and recruitment, Graduate Jobs, Graduate unemployment, Media and journalism, Unpaid internships, Wages

CUT COSTS BY EXPLOITING JOURNALISM GRADUATES, HE IS ORDERED *GRADUATE FOG EXCLUSIVE!* The deputy editor of a top lifestyle magazine (you’ve definitely heard of it), has told Graduate Fog that he has been “told by management to take on interns who will work...

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Dear @GraduateFog - This a very important campaign. Many young people, especially with special needs are engaging in Work Experience or Workability Programmes that are poorly thought out and have poor safeguarding. Well done and keep speaking up. https://t.co/Eu3s9uNcZr

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