Guardian feature writer and columnist Tim Dowling choses as his "dream job" today being a trainee on the Hackney Gazette.
He is one of 10 journalists trying out their dream jobs in a G2 feature in the Guardian . Sadly, being a trainee on the Gazette does not come with a salary to dream about. The G2 feature puts it at £15,000. That leaves it joint ninth in the jobs chosen by the 10 journalists.
It is only beaten for low pay by being a trainee deckhand on a fishing trawler, with a salary estimated at £10,000. It is equal to that of a milliner but beaten by the pay of an Army officer, vet, plumber, hairdresser, lecturer, landscape gardener and special effects artist.
He is one of 10 journalists trying out their dream jobs in a G2 feature in the Guardian . Sadly, being a trainee on the Gazette does not come with a salary to dream about. The G2 feature puts it at £15,000. That leaves it joint ninth in the jobs chosen by the 10 journalists.
It is only beaten for low pay by being a trainee deckhand on a fishing trawler, with a salary estimated at £10,000. It is equal to that of a milliner but beaten by the pay of an Army officer, vet, plumber, hairdresser, lecturer, landscape gardener and special effects artist.
Dowling explains his desire to be a trainee on a local paper is because he "sidled into journalism without really knowing what skills, qualifications or experience were required. By the time I realised just how underqualified I was, it was too late to give the money back. I have, however, always harboured dreams of having the benefit of training and a long apprenticeship."
How did Dowling get on? He manages to help out on a death knock but then has a disastrous impact on the paper's computer system.
How did Dowling get on? He manages to help out on a death knock but then has a disastrous impact on the paper's computer system.
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