gabby

Just wondered if anyone has found work in this occupation over here, I worked as a freelancer back in the UK but struggle here for work, just wondered if anyone had any tips/ know how etc.


Thanks Gabby

aston man

no tips from me gabby,but good luck to you,,

rabsody

Would be interested in this too as I'm studying journalism at uni at present (mature age student).

gabby

Thanks Mate

would be more than happy to share

Luke I Amyofath

Every journalist here is struggling. There isn't enough news worthy of print

framac

A journo called Gabby. ****** priceless

rabsody

Thanks Gabby. The lack of response on here doesn't look too hopeful! Think Luke has a bit of a point there too!

Oh well, I'm half thinking of changing to anthropology or sociology or something anyway

Good luck with finding stuff to pay the bills (I suspect a huge part of it is who you know) - get out there and network like a you know what!

Hutch

I've found more work for the UK press since I got here, than I did when I was there. Those GBP to AUD conversions are lovely too.

Vim Fuego

There is always the yearly Daylight Savings debate ... followed by fuoridation.

And ... er ... the weather.

It amazes me The Courier Mail fills over 80 pages each day, they are probably just reprinting from last year, nobody would notice ... in any case most of the 'articles' seem to be sourced from outside of Oz (an alarming number from The Daily Mail )

The OH

I have a contact at the GCB and can send you her email address if you wish

send me a PM

gabby

Yes I think I might go back and beg for my column back, cap in hand and all . I am sure I can find something funny about the aussies to tell the brits !!


OHH Yes I am priceless

Thanks very much will PM you x

JackTheLad

For the first year here, I assumed I was in 'groundhog day', because I was always reading articles in the Courier Mail that I could have sworn I had read the day before.

Then I started checking, and they DO do the same story two days running. First day they have just got the feed from Reuters or Associated press, and they run it verbatim, second day one of their journalists writes it up, adds in local details (no australians were killed in this incident etc). But it is the same story, and large chunks are cut and paste from the news feed.

Now of course we have that free newsheet on the way home from work 'Mx' which is just the trashy stories culled form the Courier Mail, so now I'm reading the same stories 3 times in 2 days.

I really should start reading 'The Age' . The Courier Mail is somewhere between 'The Sun' and 'The Daily Mail' in UK terms. And thats not a good place to be

JTL

seang

You may already have tried but here is my suggestion. Do an article on being a Pom in Aus. The whole applying for visa, moving, getting started over here, differences, what you love about Aus (especially that bit) etc and send off to every and any paper. They love those stories. You never know it may get picked up and be a start.