My problem with the course is that you go out half trained. I took the print/online route, so have no experience in broadcast. You need to be an all-rounder now, and do a bit of everything, and in that sense university let me down. I went there to learn the skills I required for the industry, to go on top of my enthusiasm, desire and existing knowledge for a career in journalism and I came out half prepared. I’d suggest that if a course was to run for three years, then the second year must be focused on print/online and then the third year supplements that knowledge with comprehensive training in broadcast. What’s the point of me chucking £3,000+ a year at a course if I’m going to finish lacking the skills I need?

Fortunately, as I’ve done quite a lot of work outside of my studies, I got a job immediately after I graduated, although working as a content producer at a media company, rather than as a “proper” journalist. I recently went to an assessment centre for another job, and while I had a very good interview and my writing and proof reading skills were solid, one part of it saw me conducting a TV interview. Having never ever done this before, I was out my depth. I tried my best, but can’t help but think there will have been someone else on the day much more comfortable than me.