My placement

For my Catch 22 placement I would most like to work at:

The Daily Mirror is part of media group Trinity Mirror PLC.

I would most like to work for this publication because it is a daily national tabloid newspaper. I've never worked on a tabloid paper before nor have I worked on a daily newspaper. I think the skills I would pick up here are: Organisation - because of tight deadlines. and also because journalists must handle several stories at one time. Communication - as a tabloid they have a quirky way of writing while simultaneously writing very tightly.

Daily Mirror facts:

- The Mirror was founded in 1903

- It is considered a left wing tabloid newspaper. For example, in the last election the paper pledged allegiance with Labour.

- It has a circulation of approximately 1.2million.

- The current editor is Richard Wallace

Recent news peice about Trinity Mirror PLC: "Trinity Mirror secures advertising deal with council" (April 6, 2011) - Trinity Mirror has negotiated a six-year deal with the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to publish statutory notices and recruitment ads in its local title.

Kiss FM is a radio station that is part of Bauer Media.

I would like to work for Kiss because I ultimately want to be a broadcast journalist. I would particularly want to have work experience in the news department of the radio station.

Recent news peice about Bauer Media: "Bauer Media gains support from major motion picture studios in the year's biggest UK film event" (April 19, 2011) - Motion picture studios like Sony Pictures UK, Warner Bros and 2oth Century Fox are supporting Bauer Media in a UK film event that takes place from 12-14 August and will feature Q&A sessions, masterclasses, exclusive preview screenings and much more.

The Metro newspaper is free national daily newspaper that is part of Associated Newspapers.

I would like to work for this newspaper because the Metro is a paper that I read very frquently. I know the house style and I know the sort of topics they cover - I am very familiar with this paper. I think I would pick up good skills because of the fact there are tight deadlines because it is daily and also because it is in the field I want to get into - news.

Recent news peice about Associated Newspapers: "Associated Newspapers' online network (Mail Online) passes Huffington Post with 39.6m unique visitors in March" (April 19, 2011) - Associated Newspaper's Mail Online is now the second most popular news website. It has grown in popularity in the last three years because of it's focus on US news and showbusiness.