I have been waiting quite a while for such a unique opportunity like the Lost World Project. To travel to Venezuela with a team to film a documentary might sound boring to some of you as you think of a boring landscape and a few animals.. but I love travelling and experiencing something new. This […]
The Middle East isn’t commonly known as a region that bears good news — but very recently, under the ruling of King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia allowed its women to do the unimaginable.
We have received following email from Rollover Studios: Do you want to be at the threshold of something Groundbreaking? ‘Rollover Studios has been home to some of the most successful names in the music industry for the past 25 years, including the likes of Peter Andre, The Prodigy, Take That, N Dubz, Boyzone, LeftField and […]
The England football team have come under major scrutiny recently – as they always do although over recent years it has been the fans who are making the headlines. Indeed, 90 were arrested during the game against Holland last week. So, my blog post – a reasoned explanation as to why the English fans have […]
It has been my ambition to become a war reporter for several years now, so the news of Marie Colvin’s death has hit quite hard. But it has not deterred me from following in her footsteps. The world needs great reporters like Colvin, and I state the reasons why in my blog: Something Quite Witty.
Before the work starts and you’re left to wonder what a lie-in is, we suggest you go mad in freshers’ week. Click on the Facebook link in the navigation bar above, or try this to find a link to pre-pre drinks for the freshers’ dinner. In my house alcoholism is a necessity, along with shorthand practice. […]
The German international broadcaster Deutsche Welle is offering an eighteen month journalism traineeship for English native speakers. It is looking for talented young people with an interest in politics, society and culture. The programme prepares up-and-coming journalists for international reporting for television, online and radio. Applications are now being accepted until October 31. Full details […]
Hi, A contact has got in touch about this job opportunity at BFBS. They are looking for a Social Media Producer, ideally with experience, and expect the salary to be around £30k. https://jobs.bfbs.com/social-media-producer-0 Director of Editorial Content, News, Lisa Mitchell, is happy to talk over the role with interested candidates. Her email address is [email protected]. https://bfbs.com/ […]
An increasing amount of people want to live more sustainably. If one thing is certain: we produce a staggering amount of rubbish which ends up in landfills or in the sea. As Earth Day came around on April 22nd I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who thought about the amount of rubbish we produce […]
Just a reminder to all students that the iMacs in all three newsrooms will be wiped over the summer as usual. So if you have any files that are stored in the ‘documents’ directory or on the desktop of any of those computers, now is the time to back them up. Remember it is your […]
I’ve made some progress on improving the integration of Twitter with this site. Students and staff members can now register details of their Twitter accounts, which means that any blog they post on centreforjournalism will automatically be tweeted to their own Twitter account as well as to the CfJKent Twitter account. It can also work […]
Just a reminder for postgrads and third years that your Advanced Multimedia Storytelling projects are due today. Please create an assignment and select Advanced Multimedia Storytelling from the drop down menu. The content should just be a link to your project.
Yesterday’s year 1 radio broadcasts are now on the site. Team A’s is here. Team B’s is here.
Blockbusters – ask your Parents. Essential tea time viewing in the ’80s. The phrase “I’ll have a P please Bob” may not mean much to you but this iconic game show is making a comeback. Here’s your chance to apply… Capture.JPG
The education notes have been uploaded – hopefully successfully this time – apologies for the earlier glitch. I will be posting some supplementary material next week on this subject. Paul
Following the conclusion to Formula One’s first ever race in the American sunshine state of Florida, many fans were left with somewhat of a sore taste of what they’d been promised would be the ‘Super Bowl’ of the sport. A party atmosphere with A-list celebrities ruled the weekend, as the event had been […]
Tim and I will be running a class on live two ways 1600 to 1730 on 8 March. You will need to put aside some time beforehand on the day to familiarise yourself with the story I give you that morning. We had a briefing about this yesterday. For the benefit of the people who […]
I saw Steve McQueen’s new film ‘Widows’ last night. Talk about a star-studded cast – Viola Davis, Colin Farrell and Robert Duvall to name a select few. You could smell the prestige seeping from the poster on the foyer wall, the cast boastfully displayed in all their Academy-touted glory. The film itself? A scattershot mess. […]
Please note the change of venue for todays lecture. It is in Pilkington 124. It is important you attend. There will be a mock exam debrief and we wil be covering finance, the compulsory area of the exam.
Earlier this year a friend of mine sent me details about an “exciting” new TV show to launch this year, marketed as the journalistic version of The Apprentice. Initially dubious about the damage (as opposed the fictitious benefits) a reality TV show could do to my potential career I decided to give it a miss. […]
While surfing the web today, my sister came across this article about the refugee crisis in Pakistan. What caught her attention was the captivating picture of the young beautiful refugee girl, and my sister’s interest immediately peaked, she proceeded to read the rest of the article. It reminded me of our discussion in Hisory of […]
Quick reminder that there’s no Advanced Multimedia Journalism session this afternoon on account of the Production Journalism exam.
Any other third years interested and want to make a group? Be part of the Royal Wedding coverage on Sky News Sky News are looking for short films about celebrations in different parts of the UK to provide an alternative view of the wedding day on 29 April 2011. It could be a conventional […]
This morning I woke up to a report on BBC Radio 4 describing how pensioners may soon be expected to prove a certain level of fitness in order to claim their pension. One suggestion was to install treadmills in post offices around the country – elderly people would have to walk for three or four minutes […]
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