My route into journalism? Comp school, state sixth form college, writing for the uni paper while at Oxford, work experience at the Times while I stayed in a squat, journalism college, a year on a local newspaper in East End of London on £9k... Yep, privileged all the way. https://twitter.com/owenjones84/status/987229001151369216 …
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A girl I knew did 2 weeks unpaid work at the bbc,assistant to a well known bbc celebrity..she rented a bedsit for 2 weeks,and couldn’t afford her lunch at work...she was sent out everyday to buy the celebrities lunch,not once offered to buy hers,she treated her like a slave..
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I said well known...
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Your experience in that squat, obviously had an impact, yet sadly, it hasn't transformed you into being more aware of the social crisis many face today. I find that surprising, because most people who suffer poverty, understand those who are going through, what they went through.
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Its called natural selection. She was obv bright, smart and lucky. You just sound bitter
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You are absolutely right, it is not "right on" to live in a squat, yet those on the right, seem to think that something just a little worse, i.e homelessness is acceptable? - This is the point I was trying to make, that cold, clinical intelligence that lacks a certain empathy. -
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No, you're just another imbecile who thinks empathy is using the full force of the State to steal from one set of people to redistribute to others they deem worthy. Your version of empathy is what leads to authoritarian regimes across the world in which everybody is impoverished.
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Lived in a squat for two weeks Right one sister !
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The fact you had to do 2 weeks unpaid works shows just how much of a closed shop journalism is? You’ve pretty much admitted it yourself.
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The girl was from Glasgow and was tough as nails..she came so close to butting the celebrity,but restrained herself for her career...
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We had short live accommodation
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Stayed in a squat for 2 weeks? In those days many a "squat" was just a bunch of bored trustafarians sampling the excitement of al fresco living.
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Oh dear.
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