Robert Peston gives his views on what it's like for entry level broadcast journalists in the BBC - and elsewhere - today. This is one of a series of features on, and by, young journalists.
Photo: Jeff Overs/ BBC
To kick off a series of interviews ahead of the BBCs Charter Renewal, I was asked to explore the reality for wannabe journalists.
I met with the BBC’s Robert Peston who spoke with brilliant honesty about his experiences. Robert has an instinctive sense of what it means to be a ‘jobbing hack’ so I was immediately drawn into a sort of working shorthand.
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