Is shorthand worth it? And more tips for students and graduates.

Welcome to our very first episode of Northern Natter, a podcast proving that you don't need to move to London to be a journalist. In this episode, your hosts, Katie Baggott and Katie Williams, natter to Aberdeen based journalist, Kaitlin Easton. We find out how she grabbed a job just months after graduating, is there enough to do in local news, what skills do we really need and the best advice for student journalists wanting to get into the industry.

In times of Covid, Northern Natter is recorded via Zoom from Scotland and Northern England. 

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Edited by Katie Baggott.

Co-edited by Katie Williams.

Script: Katie Williams.

Music: Youtube Audio Library. Rolling Heads by Unicorn Heads.