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Top ten reasons to be a freelance journalist

By Rebekah Law | Published: January 5, 2012
As a freelance journalist, you can: 1) Choose your topics If you become a freelance journalist you are able to accept commissions based on your interests and areas of expertise. If you are qualified in a particular sector or have a strong interest in certain topics your writing skills will be invaluable to newspapers, magazines...

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The media and the revolutions

By Rebekah Law | Published: July 27, 2011
Friday 11th March, The Day of Rage, passed without the expected furore.  The Saudi Arabian protest day had a number of “fans” on Facebook (the BBC put the count at 12,000) and new media was at the heart of the campaign to rid the Kingdom of corruption. The other ongoing revolutions which have swept across...

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Not content with existing site, AOL purchase Huffington Post

By Rebekah Law | Published: July 27, 2011
The recent sale of the Huffington Post indicates that the value of online content has increased exponentially over the last few years.  Arianna Huffington started the website in the United States, on a “shoe-string” budget with a $1 million investment in 2005.  According to the New York Times, the news website quickly became one of...

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Bonus culture risks revolution

By Rebekah Law | Published: March 24, 2011
(Featured on The Advisory in 2011) Bankers reaping huge bonuses once more have helped to inject some new life into the prime London property market, with values rising 4 per cent in the past month, according to reports. Meanwhile, the rest of the country has seen continued falls in house prices, with consultancy firm Capital...

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