Why you should join The Tab Norwich next term

Alice Cachia: Co-Editor

I stumbled upon The Tab in my first year at uni and began writing as their News Editor. I was thrown into the job straight away and pushed to go out of my comfort zone, getting cracking stories from cracking sources.

Almost two years later, as Co-Editor I can say that it was the best decision I’ve made to start my journalism career with The Tab. Whether I’m breaking national stories such as sombrerogate or doing features where I ask my parents about the 5 Ls, I know I’m getting the most valuable experience ever.

I plan to go into journalism once I’ve graduated, and writing for The Tab helped me secure work experience at The Independent this summer. I’m so grateful to be able to lead a team of the next generation of journalists, and it’s the best feeling when your stories get picked up by the nationals (which is more often than you’d think!)

We have an amazing group in Norwich, and our section editors and writers go above and beyond to break the latest scoops and cover news that you want to read about. Tab HQ in London are always so willing to help as well, and they speak to us on a daily basis.

I’ve had over 340,000 page views on my stories which will really increase my chances of getting a job within journalism after this year. We also have fab socials, and most recently Maisie and I cooked a Christmas dinner for the whole team which was messy but magical.

If you’re interested in writing or simply want a laugh and more experiences, then all you need to do is click here.

Maisie Anteney-Tipper: Co-Editor

I started writing for The Tab in my first year at UEA. I’d wandered round SocMart and hadn’t found anything that looked remotely interesting to me. I initially decided to apply for The Tab as a bit of a laugh, but got made Feature’s Editor and was instantly hooked. There’s no buzz quite like seeing people share and enjoy an article you’ve worked really hard on.

I’ve been Co-Editor for the last two years and in that time The Tab’s gone from strength to strength. We’ve broken huge, exclusive stories that have been picked up by the national (and international) press, created a few legendary campus celebrities and our writers have had work experience at some of the biggest publications around. Nationally, The Tab’s hit 10 million monthly readers and expanded into America and Canada. On top of all that, we throw the best socials.

Joining The Tab is the best thing I’ve done while at UEA – and it’s the best thing you’ll do too. It’s an incredible head start into journalism, it looks amazing on your CV and it’s the only opportunity you’re going to get to really shape campus conversation. Do you really think anyone would have been talking about sombreros if it weren’t for us?

Alex Dairo: Fashion Editor

There are so many benefits to writing for The Tab. It gives you a chance to boost your CV. You don’t have to want to be a journalist – it shows that you do things outside of your uni work.

That said, writing articles never feels like a chore. The Tab gives you a chance to be creative and write about things people are genuinely interested in reading.

Kirsty Boyle: Vox pop Editor

Writing for The Tab has been a rewarding experience. We don’t take ourselves too seriously and there’s a definite sense of community. Working as a team, we’re always running around racing everyone else for the hottest stories.

I’ve definitely come out of my shell more since joining, and it’s definitely opened a lot of doors for me – but it doesn’t take up all of my time. We understand that university work comes first, so that’s when working as a team really comes in handy as we share the workload between all of us.

It’s one of the best things I’ve done since coming to uni, and the editors also make a cracking roast dinner. One of my favourite things I’ve written was about the worst reasons to get kicked out of a club – it was so much fun, hilarious to research and got tons of views.

Sam Wilkinson: Head of Marketing and Recruitment 

I love writing for The Tab because it lets me always be in the loop of the latest news and gossip going on around uni, and means I can have a voice and talk about matters which real students actually care about while they are all unfolding.

The Tab isn’t just you’re average stuffy old newspaper reporting on all the boring stories, like which student accommodation has new water pipes – it allows you to have creative freedom and share with students issues which are talked about every day.

You can write about pretty much anything with the Tab and it will become an instant success, no matter how small you might think it is. Even the fact that I was from Newcastle turned out to be a big deal.

The Tab is also obviously a helpful step for if you want any sort of job in writing after university. Every aspect of journalism is covered with the Tab, from interviewing, media skills and trying out new experiences to see the public reaction.

It’s definitely something you want to tell people you’re part of, and you know people will want to know more about.

If you’d like to become part of the team everyone on campus is talking about, click here.