Company: The Guardian, Kingsway London
Editors: Jeevan Vasagar (Education), Mark Oliver (Assistant News Editor)
April, May 2012 – One week placement
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| The Manchester Guardian's initial sign |
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| The Guardian's Headquarters near Kings Cross St Pancras |
The majority of my work for the Guardian was behind the
article in a role similar to a researcher.
Chelsea Fringe Flower Show
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Covering the underground sister of the Chelsea
Flower show
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Interviewing key horticulturists in the
guerrilla gardening movement
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Attending the press conference and fashioning a
concise piece with recommendations of where to visit
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| Don't let the grass grow beneath your feet Click to read full review |
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| Brief review of the Chelsea Fringe Festival Click here to read on the Guardian Click here to read full piece |
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| Chelsea Fringe featuring work from the Guerrilla Gardener |
Activism in public spaces
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Contacting endless amounts of privately owned
location that could be accessed by the public
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If yes, finding out the rules of the site and
what types of campaigning was permitted – i.e. camping, marches, leaflet
distribution amongst others
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The compiled information was then added to a map
detailing the activism approving sites.
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| Research work for the Guardian's Map of privately owned, publicly accessible locations Read more at http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2012/jun/11/privately-owned-public-space-map |
1952 – 2012: Sixty years on from the Queen’s coronation what’s changed?
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Top headlines from 1952 and 2012
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Analysing mentally challenging legislation from
the last century to translate into readable information. Specifically
concerning who was included on the Civil List and how much they were entitled
to across the years.
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Putting in and pursuing requests to find details
about the vehicles both privately owned and part of the royal fleet.
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