I have had some interesting chats about careers in journalism lately. Interesting, but a tad depressing. A journalism lecturer told me that she doesn’t hold out much hope for most of her students finding work as journalists when they graduate. She is frank with her students about their prospects, but says that they are still keen to [...]

I am considering taking a holiday from Facebook apart from for when I need it for work. Reason number one is because it eats up time. You go on there to check for the next scintillating instalments of your friends‘ lives, and before you know it hours have gone by. It’s addictive. And now that [...]

A few weeks ago I saw a terrible PRO. She was insensitive, unscrupulous and unethical. She was brash, domineering and inflexible. Not only was she unlikable, she was also incompetent. Luckily I didn’t meet her in the flesh, as she was a fictional PR woman portrayed on television, in BBC’s comprehensive school drama Waterloo Road. [...]

Having worked as an editor and sub-editor, I have taken part in many conversations about the under-use of semicolons, the over-use of exclamation marks and what letters need to be in capitals. I have always loved these discussions, and it is surprising how heated they become. However, analysing the correct use of English appears to [...]