WORK EXPERIENCE NEWS INTERN NOVEMBER 2012
COVERING: THE LORD MCALPINE SCANDAL TO UK ENCLAVES OF FOREIGN MILLIONAIRES s s s s
Assisting writers/freelancers on stories and newsgathering Four days working on the newsdesk covering sickness Undercover voxpops at Imperial College London Investigating tax evading celebrities and footballers
RADIO JOURNALIST AUGUST 2012
COVERING: THE WORLD KARATE CHAMPION TO IF KINDLES HERALD THE DEATH OF BOOKS? s Sourcing original audio and editing it for the hourly bulletins s Interviewing Stacey Solomon and self generated stories s Reflective package looking back on the Birmingham Riots
FEATURES INTERN AUGUST 2012
COVERING: A CAT WHO ‘DETECTED’ BREAST CAN -CER TO THE DOG WITH A £20,000 WARDROBE s Finding and tracking down dramatic real life stories s Assisting with callbacks and writing puns and captions s Profiling serial killers for other sections
NEWS INTERN MAY 2012
COVERING: THE CHELSEA FRINGE FLOWER SHOW TO CAMPAIGN RIGHTS IN PUBLIC SPACES
JOSHUA SAUNDERS MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST WITH THREE YEARS EXPERIENCE WORKING ACROSS LIFESTYLE MAGAZINES, REGIONAL RADIO AND TELEVISION NEWS.
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DECEMBER 2011
COVERING: A MAN WHO SLICED HALF OF HIS FINGER OFF (PAIN RATING 4 1/2) TO PUB AMMO s Finding quirky facts and jokes suited tailored to the readers s Assisting on photoshoots and the introduction of QR codes
SKILLS: Full Portfolio
FREELANCE FEATURES JUNE 2011 - DECEMBER 2012
COVERING: AN INTERVIEW WITH NEIL BUCHANAN TO THE NEED FOR SWEARING TO NEWS s Four month’s placement, pitching independent local stories s Localising national stories, writing features, news and reviews
STUDENT MEDIA PEBBLE ZINE: FEATURES EDITOR
SEPTEMBER 2012 TO PRESENT
COVERING: SNIFFER BEES REVOLUTIONISING AIRPORT DRUG DETECTION TO THE MAN WHO SPENT CHRISTMAS ON THE STREETS OF LONDON s Generating intriguing content to attract 8,000-13,000 readers per issue and managing writers
THE ROCK: CHIEF NEWS CORRESPONDENT, FEATURES WRITER & COLUMNIST NOVEMBER 2011 TO AUGUST 2012
COVERING: BOURNEMOUTH’S NUDIST SOCIETY TO HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE BOSCOMBE TO HOW THE TV AD MAN IS TARGETING OUR DOGS? s
JoshuaDavidSaunders@live.co.uk 11 Nova Court, Birmingham B43 6DX Joshua-Saunders.blogspot.com 07999 369536
@saundersjoshua
s Accurate researching and sourcing data for interactive maps s Covering a PR launch and interviewing the Guerilla Gardener
FEATURES INTERN
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Conducting investigative reports and producing two news leads, one feature and a column
LIVE TV GRAPHICS PRESENTER US 2012 ELECTIONS s Broadcasting through the night (9pm-7am) and announcing Obama’s reelection before CNN
FULL UK DRIVING LICENSE SOCIAL MEDIA ADOBE INDESIGN FINAL CUT PRO & BURLI ADOBE PHOTOSHOP BURLI TV PRESENTING & VOICEOVERS BLOGGING BASIC LAYOUTS VIDEO AND AUDIO EDITING FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY INFOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION BA (HONS) MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY (2013) NCTJ COURT REPORTING NCTJ LAW NCTJ SHORTHAND 80WPM NCTJ NEWSWRITING (PENDING) NCTJ PUBLIC AFFAIRS ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN JOURNALISM DISTINCTION - CITY & GUILD BIRMINGHAM MET COLLEGE (2010)
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