Lorna V. – Journalist Trainer

Here’s what the experience has taught me:

Not everyone who does a journalism course is cut out to be a journalist. But there’s no better way of finding out whether it’s for you.
Journalism courses are great fun, change the way you consume media and show you a way to become part of the media even if you don’t want to be a full time journalist. The skills are transferable.
When the going gets tough on a course men tend to say: ‘Well, I don’t want to do this anyway, what I would be better at is….’
When the going gets tough on a course women tend to say: ‘I’m just not good enough…’
Anyone who asks ‘can you tell me how to get a column?’ isn’t serious about journalism.
Everyone who asks ‘what advice do you have?’ and acts on it is totally serious.
Students who won’t consider anything outside their dream publications or dream journalism area get disappointed and depressed.
Italians students are awesome. They are so motivated they are getting paid jobs in British media. And there aren’t many of them –jobs that is.
A lot of people who say they want to get published don’t want to get published. They want to be told they’re brilliant.
I won’t tell you that you’re brilliant. I’ll motivate you to show me that you are.