I haven’t used Cover It Live before, so tonight’s Bob Friend Memorial Lecture, delivered by the BBC director-general Mark Thompson, seems a good opportunity to experiment. Mark Thompson at the Centre for Journalism
I haven’t used Cover It Live before, so tonight’s Bob Friend Memorial Lecture, delivered by the BBC director-general Mark Thompson, seems a good opportunity to experiment. Mark Thompson at the Centre for Journalism
Burnley stunned Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this evening, winning 5-4 on penalties to extend the Blues’ seemingly endless penalty curse and progress into the 5th Round of the Carling Cup. Luiz Felipe Scolari – who had no doubt seen the damage Arsenal’s youngsters had done against Wigan the night before – chose to field an […]
I have uploaded the revenue finance notes from Thursday’s session. I intend putting up some sample finance questions early next week. Paul
joey.jpg Image: Getty/NBC With the recent news of the Friends cast reuniting for a one-off special (which will probably not live up to anyone’s expectations), I decided to take a look back at the last outing of a Friends character. I’m not talking about the final season of the hit show, instead I’m talking […]
Congratulations to John Saunders, Kelsey Willilams, Lucy Ross-Millar, Laura Hartmann, Rebekah Floyd, Alan McGuinness who passed their NCTJ shortand exams at various speeds at the end of last term. I’ve updated the Shorthand Hall of Fame – with John joining Becci Hughes at the top at 110wpm. If your name is not appearing on the […]
I have uploaded notes on the NHS (Central Government) and a handout on transport (Local Government). Please make sure you take copies. Paul
Since we’re being encouraged to post links to the work we’ve been doing while on work experience, here’s what I got up to in my first week at Kent Online: Garden centre fire in Sidcup. Audio interview with Hugh Roberston MP Audio Interview with Julian Brazier MP. Footage I shot of an explosion at a […]
Tormented to the brink of sobriety by the atmosphere of gloom and redundancy pervading our beloved news industry, my friends at the Independent asked me to justify creating a degree in journalism. “How can you subject those brilliant, delightful, inspiring young people to academic rigour, editorial conferences and shorthand when job prospects look less healthy than the Zimbabwe Dollar?” they […]
Congratulations to Alan McGuinness (Third Year) who helped the Independent on Sunday to cover Ed Milliband’s crucial relaunch speech in Gillingham yesterday. Alan is credited it at the foot of this story by Matt Chorley, the IoS’s Political Correspondent. Well done also to every CforJ student who took the initiative and went to the […]
On page 7 of The Sunday Times this weekend there was an article on a new breed of ‘super tutors’ who can charge up to £1,000 an hour, a rate which rich parents are happy to pay if it guarantees their children to make it into the best schools and universities.
The undergarduate news conference is cancelled for tomorrow (Friday) morning – as I and other staff members will be sitting on an appointments panel from 9am.
There is no local government revision session today, Thursday. But there will be a final one for anyone interested on Friday (tomorrow) at 10.30am in the newsroom. Apologies for the confusion. Paul
Each week I begin my Monday with John Humphrey’s talking humorously but seriously about a topic my sleepy brain fails to contemplate. As I realise a decent level of consciousness and concentration, I whack the on button of my laptop and fire up the internet for a browse of the headlines. Mozilla Firefox has […]
I’m very excited to be typing this post: Apple have just unveiled their new tablet, the iPad! For those of you wondering why I didn’t write this post sooner, waiting for this was the reason. In fact, I have to say I’m more excited about this one thing than I am over any of the […]
“James put’s it up, no good, rebound Bosh, he kicks it out to Allen…. BANG tied game with 5 seconds remaining’. What makes someone a clutch performer? Is it something your born with or something anyone can learn? Within the field sport the term ‘clutch’ is often used to define someone who rises to an […]
Troublemaker website Gawker.com has shamed magazine publisher Conde Nast by crowd-sourcing what it calls a “public service” Russian translation of a GQ piece on the bombing of blocks of flats in Russia ahead of Putin’s first election in 1999. Conde Nast prevented its own piece, entitled “Vladimir Putin’s Dark Rise to Power”, from appearing anywhere […]
The Tuesday shorthand class will in future be held in room G4-04.
Happy Valentines weekend! Although the pandemic has prevented the normal ‘wine and dine’ celebrations, I have compiled a list of some of the best romantic comedies available on UK streaming services so that you and your sweetheart can enjoy a romantic night in. Happy watching! Amazon: My Man Godfrey My Big Fat Greek Wedding The […]
CfjSocial2019.jpg It’s time to activate the CfJ network once again. And this time it’s Social. We’d like to invite graduates, students, friends, associates, hangers-on – in fact anyone with a passing association with the Centre for Journalism – to join us for a drink in London. The staff team will be meeting in a pub […]
News faces an age crisis: it cannot attract young people. In the minds of the young, serious journalism has the same status as picking up the phone or drinking Horlicks. We young folk are not renowned for buying newspapers or making time to watch Newsnight. So what can the industry do to win our affection? […]
In a year of uncertainty, confusion and heartbreak, it seemed that one of the only ways to stay connected with people was through social media. When Boris Johnson announced the first lockdown in late March 2020, I like so many relished in the first few weeks of lockdown, it was something like an episode of […]
It’s Saturday night and its 10: 30pm. You know all the scores, who scored them and when they scored them but it has become a part of one’s lifestyle as a young football supporter. You simply must watch Match of the Day. The coverage of the games is perfect. Great replays, great audio from […]
Here are details of the launch of the Orwell Prize which you are all invited to attend at the Frontline CLub. The event is themed around Burma (and the link is of course Orwell’s work Burmese Days written from his experience in the Burmese police) so should be very interesting. It is also well worth […]
Nobody can say for sure he would have been World Champion. But nobody cares, either. Thirty years ago today Gilles Villeneuve gained Formula One immortality. Since the horrific crash at Zolder in 1982 which claimed his life, the French-Canadian has held a special place in the hearts and memories of motorsport fans and personnel the […]
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