University of Hertfordshire • Journalism

Write a critical reflection on your work experience to include the following: 1. What did you learn about the hiring process? What did you do well and what could you have improved upon? 2. Reflect on your work experience in terms of what you learnt about journalism or PR/marketing specifically? What skills, gained from your journalism course and the degree in general were useful in doing the work you did and why? Reflect on how you improved on these skills. 3. What other skills did you develo...

The aim of this assignment is to help you think commercially about the market and commercial pressures your employer operates under or what type of constraints you will work under as a freelance or employee in the communications field. Describe briefly ONE of the employers you have approached for work experience/freelance submission in terms of what their major purpose is. The employer must either be: a newspaper/magazine/website or a PR/ Press Office/internal communication/charity. If you ar...

The key aim is to produce a comprehensive and critical account of a recent advertising campaign drawing on a range of perspectives. The advert or campaign you choose must have been produced in the last three years and must include a campaign selected from the following sectors: fashion and personal hygiene, namely, clothing and footwear (all categories including sportswear) or toiletries (includes fragrance, cosmetics, bath and shower products and personal hygiene). You need to make careful ref...