How I blew it with The Tele

Aspiring journalist Matt Smith tried to persuade The Daily Telegraph’s Joe Hildebrand to publish a piece he had written in the News Limited paper’s Inside Edition section. Matters did not end well, as Smith reveals in this guest post.

“Getting published in the Telegraph at all is a pretty massive deal for an aspiring journalist mate and you just blew it. Take your piece elsewhere.”

The above is, word for word, the e-mail from Joe Hildebrand that ended my chance of getting a piece published in their pages.

You may wonder what prompted him to respond in such a way.

Be a member to keep reading

Join Mumbrella Pro to access the Mumbrella archive and read our premium analysis of everything under the media and marketing umbrella.

Become a member

Get the latest media and marketing industry news (and views) direct to your inbox.

Sign up to the free Mumbrella newsletter now.

"*" indicates required fields

 

SUBSCRIBE

Sign up to our free daily update to get the latest in media and marketing.