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TV/Media College Help!

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  • 10-09-2014 12:16am
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    BoyceLeaving15
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭


    I'm looking for some advice.

    I love the whole TV/Media scene but I'm unsure of what course to do. What I'm aiming for ultimately is a job similar to Laura Whitmore (of presenting MTV & ITV 2 Fame). I know you don't get a job like that straight out of college so I don't need a lecture on that. I don't mind working my way to the top, starting off even as a floor runner, unpaid internships etc..

    I know Laura studied journalism at DCU (she told me) and then got her place on MTV through a competition they were running. Do you think that a journalism course would be the right route to go down to get into that industry or would I be better off going into the Media side of things?

    I'm quite creative and my best subject in school is English. In general I wouldn't be a person to be deemed good with cameras and the sort. Basically I'm better at the theory side of things.

    I have to admit I prefer TV but I also read around that a great way of getting into TV is through radio. Nick Grimshaw from BBC Radio 1 has a great slot with the breakfast show weekday mornings and I'd even like to be involved in something similar to that too. I'd like to be the person coming up with the ideas for the slots in the show or briefing the guests on what was happening. That would be interesting. (Sorry, I don't actually know the correct names for these jobs!)

    I'm wondering which course I'd benefit from in the long run? I was thinking of Maynooth: Media Studies or DCU: Journalism because they seem to have the most positive outcomes and most recognised degrees or Tralee IT: TV, Radio and New Media because it basically has everything I mentioned above but I don’t want to end up dropping out and having zilch money to do another course for the next 5 years.

    Any advice or information I can get would be much appreciated.
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    alleystar
    Registered Users Posts: 481 ✭✭alleystar


    Aim for Media Studies in NUIM. Join any societies that are related to your course so you can get to know the students in the years above you (might come in useful a few years down the line).

    After that you would probably have to do a decent masters in England and do a few internships to even come a little close to landing a job like Nick Grimshaw's. Build up your *contacts with LinkedIn and Twitter. Personality, luck, even attractiveness (as is Whitmore's case) are all important in the industry regardless of whether you have a degree in media.

    Good luck..

    :pac:

    *most important part.


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    BoyceLeaving15
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭BoyceLeaving15


    alleystar wrote: »
    Aim for Media Studies in NUIM. Join any societies that are related to your course so you can get to know the students in the years above you (might come in useful a few years down the line).

    After that you would probably have to do a decent masters in England and do a few internships to even come a little close to landing a job like Nick Grimshaw's. Build up your *contacts with LinkedIn and Twitter. Personality, luck, even attractiveness (as is Whitmore's case) are all important in the industry regardless of whether you have a degree in media.

    Good luck..

    :pac:

    *most important part.

    This was great help thank you! Yeah I was kind of leaning towards Maynooth anyway but I read around in different forums that it isn't a very useful degree which kind of made me nervous in the prospects of actually getting a good job out of it.

    I was actually planning on moving to England after college anyway so the idea of doing a Masters over there does appeal to me so thanks for that! I have an aunt working in TV3 also so I might try to get some relevant work experience there to build up my portfolio. Great info thanks a lot!


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