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EPISODE · Aug 15, 2025 · 16 MIN

Life as a freelancer

from The Media Mentor

On this episode I am joined by Carl Hartley, a broadcast journalist and lecturer of journalism at the University of Leeds.On a recent trip to the university Carl showed me around the studios and we sat down for a bit of a chat about our lives as freelance journalists. I think some of our experiences and advice will help you if you are unclear about how to go about freelancing – or if you’re just graduated and don’t know how it can work.If you would like some neutral support and advice about your career, find out more about The Media Mentor here: https://www.themediamentor.info/servicesThere you will also find 6 pages of media jobs to browse and there's a WhatsApp channel: https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb1iknl8fewtgb5bPU0XIf you have any questions about media careers or a story that you would like to share then please get in touch.More details about The Media Mentor can be found here.For all the latest job listings head here.To get alerts on media jobs as they drop follow the MM WhatsApp channel here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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