Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 20:01 Below are scans from A3 masters made during a week's internship with Johnston Press in Horsham. Due to the size of the pages in comparison to my scanner, I've had to divide each page in half. What I was responsible for on each page is indicated by handwritten notes.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 16:58 
Click the linking image above to view the copy.
Friday, March 27, 2009 at 17:42 
In the middle of my NCTJ course, I hit upon the idea of covering the world record attempt for the largest gathering of people dressed as video games characters. The event took place on the weekend of October 25th - 26th 2008, during the Movie Comic Media Expo held at ExCeL in London's Docklands.
In the end, my story was not submitted for publication. However the event was covered by a host of gaming media with photographs of participants being circulated all over the internet.
The copy was submitted as part of my NCTJ portfolio earlier this month. Since it received favourable feedback, I considered it worthwhile for inclusion here. It serves as an indicator of my ability to cover the offbeat as well as the serious stories.
Click the photo above to view a .pdf of the original copy.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 16:51 Here are a few samples of work I sub-edited during and after my course. The first is my coursework page, laid out using QuarkXPress. I captured it as a .pdf file. Click the thumbnail to view.
The page is a mock-up from a typical local newspaper printed in the UK. All the stories were sourced from real copy written by my classmates. It was my job to taste copy, proofread, edit-to-fit, layout copy and pictures, create headlines, standfirsts and captions and add page furniture.
The other two thumbnails below link to scans of stories from The Grocer. Both stories were proofed and cutback by me, using Adobe InDesign. I also created the headlines and captions. The pages have been signed by the Chief Sub.
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Monday, March 9, 2009 at 16:20
For one week commencing January 19th 2009, I had the opportunity to accrue work experience with journalism.co.uk, an industry website providing content of interest to the journalism community.
During my time at their Brighton office, I wrote a number of short pieces that were uploaded to the main site. Links are provided below:
Award-winning American political website launches ‘Obameter’
Overheard something humorous in your newsroom?
Channel 4 (part 1): Station plans to focus more on regional content
Channel 4 (part 2): Duncan says channel is still key source of cutting-edge content
Channel 4 (part 3): BBC Worldwide could benefit from merger, says Duncan
Obama inauguration coverage sets new live streaming record for AP
News publishers in danger of becoming 'digital windsocks', says Reuters Institute
GlobalPost strikes distribution deals with New York Daily News and Star-Ledger
Ministers must approach parliament before media, says Lords committee
Lords Communications Committee recommends live broadcast of lobby meetings
Lukas Becker named editor of IFLR1000
