We arrived at The Guardian at 2:56pm.
Once everyone was introduced to each other, Margaret, a journalist at The Guardian, took us into the workshop room.
The workshop started with Margaret giving a few minutes introduction about herself. She took us through the timeline of the Guardian Newspaper; from the early stage of its birth till how it became London's most popular newspaper today. The selling statistics for The Guardian newspaper is 270,000 to 300,000 a day and 3.4 millions readers online per day.
I found the history behind the making of The Guardian interesting, there was a lot to say and the fact that Margaret had done ninety-one years of history in less than half an hour was astonishing in my opinion.
Margaret spoke about the work that goes behind making The Guardian a success, the work that the journalists and reporters conduct on a daily basis, she spoke about how each types of news had its own division for example there was one set of journalists and reporters who are working on sports, business, money, culture and travel etc.
She began to ask us questions about the newspaper, to see if we got them right and then correct us, trying to refresh our minds. We also heard from Shiv Malik who is a print journalist at The Guardian and a broadcast journalist who has worked extensively for the BBC and Channel 4. Malik co-wrote a book with Ed Howker 'Jilted Generation' in 2010, the book highlights the affect of youths in today's economy.
He told us about his journey to journalism, how to be a good journalist, the rules and the fun of being a journalist. After Shiv finished, we had a question and answer session with him and then the day was over. Overall I enjoyed the trip, it was once in a lifetime opportunity and it drove my passion even harder to make my dreams of being a Journalist come true.
The Guardian Newspaper is a British national daily newspaper and the world's leading liberal voice.
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