AGCAS editors 2012, ‘Industry insight – Media’, agcas, pp. 1-13 http://www2.open.ac.uk/students/_data/documents/careers/media.pdf

This article describes the typical employers which includes self-employment, freelance. It states that the challenges you might run into in this market, the competition, the changeable market trend and hard-to establishment. As a freelancer, firstly you need to be aware of these potential problems. The paragraph in this article can be a good reminder for us. It also highlights the importance of network in this industry. Be in the freelance industry gives you enough room to develop your own specification. And you can always spend enough time on building it up into your portfolio. It also reminds us about the independence and ability level are required in freelance. What’s more, it points out the consideration we need to take about mange our own finances including tax, VAT  and National Insurance contributions. The article provide us with the basic information flow of being a freelancer. It gives us a general sense of what it is like, what need to be considered and prepared before you enter the market.

Freelancer is a part addressed in this journal. It covers a lot more than that. It generally provide all the information in media industry to us. For instance, what kind of work can I do? What’s it like working in this industry? Entry and progression, Where can I find experience? Typical employers, opportunity abroad  and future trends. All of these are like a futurism guide for us, the graduates, entering the industry, which is very helpful and worth more further reading and researching.