First 'blog...

'...an outlaw can be defined as someone who lives outside the law, beyond the law, not necessarily against it.' Hunter S. Thompson

I thought I'd start this 'blog at the beginning. In this case, the beginning of my journalism career. Seven months in and already disillusioned with the course I'm paying £3050 a year for, nay, sacrificing my outlaw integrity for, I have decided to bring the fruits of my journalistic labours (with perhaps some added social commentary) straight to YOUR monitor via the technological miracle that is the INTERNET!

'Just before we start, can you all just turn around and say "hello" to the person behind you please' Julia, journalism course leader/motivational speaker

I'll never forget those words as we packed ourselves into the lecture theatre, a hundred or so naive, excited, 18 year olds. Thinking 'did I really make the right decision?', surrounded by people 3 years my junior, but it could have been 30 for all I felt I had in common with these skinny jeaned, straightened haired, lipglossed 'beautiful' people...