Foreign Affairs and War Correspondent Oliver Poole gave journalists the opportunity to hear some of his tales from the Middle East, with plenty of advice for those that aspired to his position.
The Iraq reporter took a different approach to previous Guest Lectures given to Journalism students at UCF, using the time to retell some of his more dramatic experiences.
“Once you’ve got your foot in the door, make sure you don’t take it out” said Joe Barnes, giving the final guest lecture of the year at University College Falmouth.
Joe, who himself was a graduate of the University in 2003, has moved through two major magazine publications and been at the forefront of their turnaround to become editor of both.
“Have time to work on what interests you,” said Helen Gilchrist in a guest lecture, “because it defines you.”
She was certainly in a position to divulge such information having taken Stranger Collective (previously, just a magazine) a copywriting and creative agency, to an international level.
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