Everyone knows how the guys at made it into showbiz. Simon Cowell had a lot to do with that. After getting 3rd place in the 7th series of The X Factor in 2010, they signed with Syco Records which is in fact Cowell’s label. So, you could say the man made them famous. It looks…
Whilst work experience was a little daunting, I was also looking forward to putting everything I have learnt at Up To Speed into practice. During my time at Perfect Wedding magazine, published by Immediate Media in Bristol, I was able to indulge my two favourite things: weddings and writing! Finally, I could write ‘touchy feely’…
A graduate student on Up To Speed’s NCTJ course has been combining her academic knowledge with her journalism skills on a unique work placement. Lucy Woods, 21, has spent six weeks at Current Archaeology, where she has been working on its annual supplement, Digs Guide 2013. The placement comes six months after Lucy left the…
Should you trust every site you visit? No, you shouldn’t, especially if they arrived in your email address, passing the spam filters and offering you an amazing experience if you give them your bank account number. Trusted websites will likely be noticed at first glance, but there is always more to look for. When going…
