Hello all!
I hope some of you are still following the Accidental Journalist - I’ve had a long summer off after completing my MA at City University, and it’s finally time to get back to work…
Two bits of news: firstly, this citizen journalist is about to enter the world of professional journalism. In a few days’ time, I start as a graduate trainee at the prestigious Daily Telegraph - and yes, I’m absolutely petrified.. but simultaneously so excited and ready to thow myself into whatever challenges this next phase of my life may bring. Wish me luck! It doesn’t mean the end of my far-too-enthusiastic love for citizen journalism – quite the opposite – in fact, I’m hoping to glean all kinds of new perspectives on journalism as a whole, and come up with some innovative ideas of my own on how the industry works today.
… Which leads me on to the second bit of news – I’m starting a new blog. You can find it here - it’s called Journapreneur, named after the term I coined to describe today’s new brand of journalist; merging journalism and entrepreneurialism to forge a revolutionary path for the industry’s future.




That’s all folks – for now
Image reproduced with permission from Neubig.name
Well – it’s May 4 2010 and it looks like the blogging part of my online journalism module is over. While it’s getting marked, The Accidental Journalist will be offline for a while – but I promise to be back with a vengeance once I transfer my blog to a different server in a few months’ time.
I hope you’ve enjoyed reading my news and views about the world of citizen journalism. I’ve learnt a lot – not just about the subject matter of citizen media, but also about blogging, writing for the web, SEO, and the importance of creating a dialogue with readers via new media, comments and interactive content…