Jason West's blog

Anyone thinking of applying to the Daily Mail trainee scheme circulated by Anastasia recently? Don't rely on luck. Read these valuable tips by Peter Sands, he knows his onions and has, at sometime or other, interviewed over 900 applicants for the Daily Mail. It's an interesting and educative read for anyone about to apply for a job in journalism and highlights some ghastly mistakes postgrads make in their first contact with a potential employer and what is, a very competitive industry.

Yeah I know. Me again! A midnight procrastinator with a bad habit of feeding a dozen social nework and blogging pages.

Now you might be surprised, but I have come close to throwing a few fucks around and slating a few people off in my time about them or their companies in a blog. Good job I never!

I asked the powers that be if it was possible to set up a live feed for our TV Newsday on Friday and was answered with a very resounding no. I have seen live streaming before from places like St Paul's Cathedral and the Occupy movement there but, my question shot down in flames, tail between my legs, I never thought much more about it. Until I found my notes from that cold evening at St Paul's which reminded myself of the name of the program that the protestors were using: 'Livestream'. So...

Absolutely gobsmacked by an article about the lawless drug situation in Mexico.

I was aware the trouble has made the headlines more than once over the past year; 35 bodies being dumped in the middle of a motorway in Veracruz in broad daylight; 27 found decapitated on a farm in Guatemala; Acapulco, once a top holiday destination for the rich and famous witnessed 900 deaths this year... the list goes on.

Anyone who passionately feels they want to become a 'conflict reporter' should seriously read this article about a forthcoming film documentary "Under Fire" on the subject of war reporting and the psychological effects it has on those at the Front-Line.

It states that "Only 2 journalists were killed covering World War 1. Almost 900 have been killed in the past two decades."

Jon Slattery has all the answers!

What are you doing here?

I sat inside court 1 at the Supreme Court in Westminster today, eagerly awaiting a verdict from five Law Lords on who was entitled to what share, in a three bedroom bungalow in Essex. Something as common as the breakdown of a relationship and the sharing of assets should never have reached the dizzy heights of 'Supreme' justice. But, as the law stands, it is only through the divorce courts and the dissolution of a marriage that judges can appropriate beneficial interests like property, to parties involved.

Watching the dead, bloody body of a murderer being dragged through the streets of Libya on daytime television was a turning point in media practice. A rare moment the next morning, when the National Press in unison chose to run front page pictures of the deceased and bullet punctured body of Colonel Gadaffi. A question now hangs over whether Levenson's enquiry into media practice will seize the moment to scrutinise what is acceptable viewing for daytime broadcasting, print and on-line media.