Nice People Thread Part 9 - and so it continues

lostinrates

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

My sister, who is a journalist, didn't do media studies or journalism at uni at all.

zagubov wrote: »

I gather that's true of most journalists. There are degrees that can help if you've specialist knowledge. My mate did this degree and ended up writing books and working for the BBC. Mind you he'd agree neither is steady work.

One way to get on in journailsm is to learn languages. Another mate speaks Polish and Chinese and was sent by a news agency all round Asia. Fascinating work; gets to meet interesting people.

Just talking this to DH. We don't think any one we know in media had any of those degrees, or media studies or anything likes that. We do know people who have done music degrees or post grad stuff or spent time in drama training or stuff like that though.

PasturesNew

The one journalist I've met was a lodger at a house where I was working for a photographer. He had a degree and was a well-known, local, journalist for the local county Guardian paper (one of those county-wide publications that call themselve "The .... Guardian"). In 2005 I know he was earning £13k so you have to wonder if it's worth it.

At the time he was 26/27, good at his job, had a high local profile, so not a bit of a loser who wasn't known etc. Maybe regional pricing though.

Spirit_2

mystic_trev wrote: »

This made me smile!

http://www.wimp.com/dogbeds/

:rotfl:

Lir posted about buying a new dog bed last week and getting agood deal as the dogs can't read that it has another dogs name on it. We have been looking for a new bed for Ben. Memory foam, shaped like a sofa. He is now getting on a bit and we think he will like this type.

We found one we like by Orvis..but it is £250!!! For a dog bed. I don't think he will be getting it..but it has set the standard.

Not been a NP today. Someone come round to pick up our 3 spare boy chooks..to take them away to cull. It is DD freind, a mid 20's mum of two who just takes such things in her stride. I went shopping to keep out the way.:(

Spirit_2

zagubov wrote: »

You got me thinking the same thing. I remember seeing some politician opening up a stage school in the North. They spun it as opening up opportunities for young people to develop their talents. Someobody pointed out that stage schools are, for many students, training for the dole. The nation only needs so many actors /actresses (is that still a word)

Mind you there's a huge educational/job availability mismatch in many fields. There's about 100 people studying Forensic Science for every job that comes up. Media students and journalism, much more so.

The daughter of someone we know has gone to study drama this year. Her dad says she is training to be a waitress.

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

:rotfl:

Lir posted about buying a new dog bed last week and getting agood deal as the dogs can't read that it has another dogs name on it. We have been looking for a new bed for Ben. Memory foam, shaped like a sofa. He is now getting on a bit and we think he will like this type.

We found one we like by Orvis..but it is £250!!! For a dog bed. I don't think he will be getting it..but it has set the standard.

Not been a NP today. Someone come round to pick up our 3 spare boy chooks..to take them away to cull. It is DD freind, a mid 20's mum of two who just takes such things in her stride. I went shopping to keep out the way.:(

Orvis is where ours was from . There was an even bigger one we thought would be good for big dog but wasn't sure where it would go in my house plus it was ugly;). If you are going to have something HUGE for dogs I think it ought to be decent looking

Spirit_2

zagubov wrote: »

I gather that's true of most journalists. There are degrees that can help if you've specialist knowledge. My mate did this degree and ended up writing books and working for the BBC. Mind you he'd agree neither is steady work.

One way to get on in journailsm is to learn languages. Another mate speaks Polish and Chinese and was sent by a news agency all round Asia. Fascinating work; gets to meet interesting people.

My daughter has a communications element to her job. Her degree is in modern languages. For her MA, which was about international/transantional stuff , the other PT student was a BBC journalist.

Spirit_2

lostinrates wrote: »

Orvis is where ours was from . There was an even bigger one we thought would be good for big dog but wasn't sure where it would go in my house plus it was ugly;). If you are going to have something HUGE for dogs I think it ought to be decent looking

My husband has now got dog bed envy. It isn't going to be pretty.

lostinrates

Spirit wrote: »

My husband has now got dog bed envy. It isn't going to be pretty.

Ok, well there was an absolutely massive one at the retail outlet in street with 'Henry" last week. You could get at least three bens on it. We could get big dog and probably dog dog on it of they spooned. It was about two hundred. Not sure how much full price so not sure what reduction was.

Why don't you call and ask if its there? If not they had others with names on them, .

It was fleece inside and pale tan sort of suedey stuff outside on the 'arms', and rounded and the front, not square.

Seriously huge. I'd curl up on it.


Edit...other place to check for a normal sized dog is tk max. We get great beds there, but nothing big enoug for dig dog.

neverdespairgirl

Spirit wrote: »

My husband has now got dog bed envy. It isn't going to be pretty.

Enough to chuck the dog out of it and sleep there himself?

CKhalvashi

Happy belated birthday Pastures and Silvercar!

zagubov wrote: »

I gather that's true of most journalists. There are degrees that can help if you've specialist knowledge. My mate did this degree and ended up writing books and working for the BBC. Mind you he'd agree neither is steady work.

One way to get on in journailsm is to learn languages. Another mate speaks Polish and Chinese and was sent by a news agency all round Asia. Fascinating work; gets to meet interesting people.

I've been known to do the occasional bit of journalism, and languages are more useful than anything. The last time I did it seriously was 5 years ago, as I didnt want to be seen with a conflict of interest when we started preparing something for either the national finals of Eurovision, or we actually made it there.

We've done a meet and greet tonight for musicians in/around Kiev (some have come 4-5 hours for this), and not only is there the expectation I will speak Russian, there's also the expectation I will speak a range of languages, and if I don't, there will be someone on hand to interpret.

One of the cuter photos from tonight, is the little brother of a Moldovan singer.



CK