I'm still alive!

Just giving an update of my life, since I've forgotten I had a blog for a few weeks (again!)

Actually I've been quite busy. No, not a job yet, but I've been working on The Oxford Mail for the past 3 weeks. I've got more stories in a week than I ever got on the Cardiff Evening News! There's a trainee reporter vacancy as well. They've just advertised it in the paper not out of Oxford because they want a local person. Well, I'm already in there!

The first week I was there, I had this one line email and telephone number about a charity event a group of firemen were doing. Well, I turned it into a really good human interest story with an interview with the parents of a child helped by the charity. I organised it all and I think I surprised them... Work experience people aren't supposed to work on weekends! I don't want to show off but here are a few of my articles so far:
Every day is a real bonus
Pensioner urges action on rats
Ghostly guide stalks streets
Council trys to ease rubbish woes

I'm settling in really well and starting to get in with the newsroom banter etc. I've applied for the job, but haven't heard a peep from the editor whose office is about 5 metres from my desk! I'll let you know when I do!