IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Natalie Ilsley >
“I also had a taste of online journalism.
I published four items online under my
own name and one of them reached
29,000 shares. At the time, it was the
fifth most shared online article. People
took the time to explain to me how
the editing process works and offered
feedback and great advice. As I was just
about to become be editor of Keele’s
student newspaper, watching how a
story develops and analysing the careful
wording of a headline gave me insight
into the editorial world.
“I also learned the value of competence,
honesty and open-mindedness, but the
primary lesson I took away from this
experience is that hard work pays off.
Being at Newsweek fuelled my desire
to pursue a career in journalism and I
am ready to work as hard as I must to
get there.”
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