Freelance Journalist, Lola Borg held a lecture for all first year students about her experiences in the industry and what it takes to become a Freelance Journalist and pretty much work on your own terms.
She originally started working as a designer for 'Smash Hits' magazine, she said "I asked if I could start writing for them because the Journalists were having more fun!." She then started writing about Pop music.
Lola now works as a Freelance Journalist for Readers Digest and writes about all sorts of things from Health to Societies.
She showed us some interesting quotes from successful magazine editors in the industry:
"You can get away with having all kinds of things but what you really need is a little charm, that and a fundamental interest in people" - Victoria Harper, Grazia magazine.
Lola's top tips were:
*Plan ahead
*Be persistent
*Research
*Send examples of your work to gain work experience
*Expect to start off doing minimal tasks
It was really interesting to hear about some of her experiences and has really got me interested in magazine writing!
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