My experiments at getting this site set up to feed neatly into Twitter have been a little frustrating, but there is partial success to report. As of now, every time a new blog post or Pick of the Day are uploaded, the site will automatically send a Tweet into the Centre for Journalism account that […]
“We cannot be what we want, by remaining what we are” Max Depree I was born and raised in Jamaica. Age 3, my mum decided its best if my grandma looked after me. She decided to come to the UK with hopes of bettering her life, so that eventually she can take care of me. In […]
This is proving to be a very disappointing year for heavyweight boxing. The three best heavyweights seem to be too afraid to fight each-other. It’s clear they’re all trying to take the easiest route to the top rather than provide the huge matchups everyone wants to see. To give some credit to Fury and Wilder, […]
“You can only feel it when you’ve got it.” Exactly 2 weeks ago, the BBC aired an hour-long documentary called ‘The Age of Loneliness’, which revealed the struggles of people suffering from, you guessed it, loneliness. Those featured in the documentary opened up about their experience and described how they cope with this feeling. The […]
Are you a parent? Do you support or care for another loved one or a family member? This event is for students with dependents and those with caring responsibilities and will provide both students and staff with information, a chance to meet people, and share experiences. This free event has been organised with all universities […]
David Leigh and Nick Davies present The One-Day Masterclass in Investigative Reporting <!–ONEPAGECMS-START-LEFT-COLUMN–> Two veteran reporters present The One-Day Masterclass in Investigative Reporting: David Leigh, investigations editor of The Guardian and professor of reporting at City University, London; and Nick Davies, special correspondent of The Guardian and author of Flat Earth News. http://reportermasterclass.co.uk/index.php This seems […]
Joe Cole and Nicolas Anelka struck before half-time this afternoon as Chelsea consolidated their position at the top of the Barclays Premier League and made a mockery of claims that their current injury problems could destabilise the side. The Blues may have been missing the likes of Deco, Carvalho, Essien and Drogba, but this didn’t […]
Year 1 students please note that for today only the lecture at 14.00 will be in room M0-05
I hope nobody has any last minute research assignments they need to complete because if you go to the english version of Wikipedia today you’ll find it’s offline. In its place you’ll find a blacked-out page and the heading “Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge.” Google is also taking part in the protest against proposed anti-piracy […]
Hearty congratulations to all of those who successfully passed shorthand speeds in the December exams – particularly to our new 100wpm stars Alex Dack, Danielle Morris, Nikki Sturmey and Harley Tamplin. Applause also to: 80wpm: Jay Akbar, Angela Davey, Jessica Fleig, Alex Maitland, Tiia Mustonen 70wpm: Sarina Iskandar, Jemma Rogers, Tania Steere 60wpm: Michel’le Donnelly, […]
Observe, the trainee journalist in its natural habitat: from the “80wpm plateau” crisis calls to the countless wire-bound notepads that it makes its nest of, the average hack-enthusiast cannot help but notice this fledgling species as it attempts to learn the necessary skills to survive in the harrowing landscape that is modern-day journalism. Except, […]
Over 90 per cent of the Centre for Journalism’s third years – our first cohort of students – have now passed the notoriously difficult NCTJ newswriting exam. Fourteen out of the fifteen students have now passed, a stunning level of achievement for the Centre. In addition, six out of eight of our first year of […]
There is an online meeting with Insider next Wednesday, 13th October, at 2.30pm about a paid internship programme they run. The meeting is open to all CfJ students, graduates and staff. Emily Sexton-Brown from Insider (Assistant Managing Editor of UK Insider) will be joining us to tell us about the Insider Fellowship (paid internship) programme […]
Paul Mason (Newsnight’s economics editor) blogs that the VIX index – a “global Geiger-counter of financial risk” – is running higher than when Lehman Bros collapsed during the financial crisis, as a result of the recent Eurozone problems. Eek.
I returned home about 2 weeks ago and all I did was lay in bed until I got hungry and spend a ridiculous amount of time on TikTok (selfish self promo: follow my friends and I @thequaranteam). It takes time to adapt to staying home by yourself, with friends, family or a partner, when you […]
This week, two journalist unions claimed that “citizen journalism” project, GuardianWitness is a threat to freelance journalists. Launched on 16th April 2013, GuardianWitness is the next level in social media citizen journalism, but both the Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIOJ) and the National Union of Journalists were expressing reservations about the scheme. Anybody can contribute […]
Purple Media Solutions describe themselves as “a friendly, progressive publishing company based in Tonbridge”, They are looking for “an in-design-savvy, ambitious new graduate to work as editorial assistant across two business to business titles – Electrical Times and The Probe (the UK’s oldest dentistry title).” If you are interested, please contact Anna Lambert. Anna’s details […]
Many congratulations to Laura Hartmann on becoming the first student in the Centre for Journalism to sit and pass an NCTJ shorthand exam. This also makes Laura the first student to pass an NCTJ exam of any variety. Very well done Laura.  I promise to deliver a bottle of wine in recognition of your excellent pioneering achievement. I […]
On Saturday 13th February the unversity is hosting a privacy conference which is being opened by Sir David Eady. Website HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk is offering journalism students the chance to submit an article to be considered for publication with your byline on the website. We would like a news story of no more than 375-400 words, focussing […]
I would like your opinions on policing in the UK! Please, please take a minute to fill out the survey below, which will form part of a piece I am currently doing. Thank you. http://surveymonkey.com/s/67RCJZP
Territorial disputes over the Falkland Islands’ sovereignty have been raised once again. The Argentine president, Christina Fernandez de Kirchner’s wrote a letter to David Cameron which made the front page of The Guardian yesterday. It has created a feverish response from the press, not least The Sun, whose own open letter in today’s Buenos Aires […]
I found out that I got an A in an exam today. I was so shocked by my good grade, I immediately picked up the phone to tell my mum the news. “I’m proud of you, but you’re so frustrating”, my mum said in a slightly irritated tone. “Every time you hand in an assignment […]
Year 2s – there will be a short informal NCTJ Law test in our session on Friday November 1st. It’s designed to test your knowledge of the subjects studied so far. Those of you who’ve attended few sessions need to download the handouts from the website and get in some serious reading of McNae.
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