Congratulations to all those students who achieved the A-level grades they needed to join us in September. We’re looking forward to meeting you again and, we hope, setting you on the road to journalism success. In the meantime, why not join our Facebook page and introduce yourselves.
The New Zealand terrorist attack that happened earlier this month has left a bitter taste in everyone’s life. The official number of deaths has risen to 50 people and 36 remain hospitalized, including 9 people in critical condition. The shooter was identified as 28-year-old Australian citizen Brenton Harrison Tarrant, and has been charged with mass […]
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Hello everyone, Do you like to sing or make music in other ways? There are opportunities to sing in a ‘rock, pop and soul choir’, to play percussion and make music in other ways in sessions at the Chatham Historic Dockyard. Everyone is welcome – all levels and none. Check out the sessions here: https://kent.ac.uk/music/extra-curricular-music-at-medway […]
Last night I chaired a debate at the Frontline Club on the future of regional journalism, with panellists Roy Greenslade (The Guardian), Keith Sutton (former editor of the Carlisle News & Star, Jon Slattery (former deputy editor of Press Gazette and William Yarker (media director of Deloitte). Some interesting ideas were floated, including Greenslade’s suggestion […]
Sarah Fuller will not be able to deliver tomorrow’s revision session due to illness. She will email students later today.
In a delightful piece for Slate magazine, Jack Shafer delves into the history of that enduring description of journalism as ‘the first draft of history’. Perhaps surprisingly, his search only takes him as far back as the 1940s, to an editorial in the Washington Post – and even later for the inclusion of the the […]
John McAndrew the managing editor of skynews will appear by skype on monday 23rd at 13.00 to talk about skynews and the paris massacres.Do google him and them in advance and have your questions ready.. john mait
Afghanistan, War and the Media: Frontlines and Deadlines (Abramis 2010) is a new book about journalism and the Afghan War. It contains essays by top war correspondents including Allan Little of the BBC, Stewart Ramsay of Sky News, Alex Thompson of Channel 4 and Vaughan Smith of Frontline News. The practitioners’ impressions are mixed with commentary […]
Got asked to post this: “Dartford Living are looking for volunteer writers that are keen to write short articles and improve their CVs at the same time! Dartford Living has been operating successfully in North West Kent and South East London for over 5 years. The magazine is delivered to homes and businesses in Dartford, […]
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Injury crisis? What injury crisis? Despite having seven first team players out, Chelsea tore Middlesbrough apart this afternoon by five goals to nil to stay top of the Premier League and boost their goal difference in the process. Middlesbrough were poor, but the Blues also played some lovely football, and but for some wasteful finishing […]
Hello, The university is running a series of events to mark Disability History Month – take a look and follow the links below for more information. Below is a message from Student Support and Wellbeing about this. ——————————————————————————– In Student Support & Wellbeing we’ve been working on an exciting line up of events to mark […]
This is the first of a series of masterclass sessions with senior journalists visiting the Centre for Journalism, produced as an interactive Flash presentation. BBC World Affairs correspondent Allan Little talks to staff and students about his career reporting from some of the world’s most difficult places. This is an embeddable file. Click the ‘share’ […]
The Sunlight Centre, Gillingham. A practice of unprofessionalism. Let us start. “Sunshine and sunlight are synonymous, but still subtly different. Sunshine generally refers to the illumination outside on a sunny day, particularly the visible light, and has strong positive emotional connotations. “He’s a regular ray of sunshine” is a way of describing an infectiously happy person.” And also… “General practitioners (GPs) treat allcommon […]
It appears the England cricket team loves to give their fans quite the emotional rollercoaster ride. They very nearly subjected us to a 7 – 0 whitewash by the Australian’s, out for revenge; but then go to South Africa and not only beat in-form Sri Lanka, but also knocked-out the hosts in a superb all-round […]
All – please note that the university has decided to keep the Medway Campus closed tomorrow (Wednesday) due to the uncertainty over weather conditions.
Todd S. Purdum’s article in the January issue of Vanity Fair, ‘One Nation, Under Arms’, is a very interesting insight on how America has become a nation dependent upon war. He describes how defence spending in the US now stands at around half a trillion dollars a year (without taking into account what is […]
Seventeen has always been a K-pop group that I have cherished and admired for their hardwork and originality. In fact, I still remember when I first discovered them by watching their SEVENTEEN Project program on YouTube which determined if they would debut or not based on how their performances were perceived by a random audience. […]
Some of you may have followed the row between Bob Geldof and the BBC this week, following a radio documentary about the misuse of aid in the 1980s. This is obviously a controversial topic and the aid agencies have joined Geldof in attacking the BBC, as you can hear. on the latest episode of the Media Show. This is also […]
Mere weeks after the passing of metal legend Ronnie James Dio, comes the shocking and tragic news that Paul Grey, bassist and co-founder of Des Moines based metal band Slipknot, has died. Full story here. http://guardian.co.uk/music/2010/may/24/slipknot-paul-gray-found-dead Speaking as a fan of both the man and the band, this a sad day. RIP.
We’ll hold a preparation session at 12 noon on Thursday to prepare Year 3 students for their assessed news days – particularly the online news day. The session will include a briefing about the online content management system you’ll be using for online newsdays. I’ll also tell you who will be the editors and executive […]
I’ll tell you what this blog post doesn’t have: A link to the Times webiste, any mention of Muse, talk about scientology or the night sky. So what am I rabbiting on about today? Well, as we’re starting our print module now, which is based on magazines, I thought i’d draw attention to quite a […]
The KM Group is seeking to recruit a multimedia reporter to work from its office on Sheerness High Street. Details are available at kentjobs.co.uk; simply click on the KM logo, which you will find under Featured Recruiters, and all you need to know about the recruitment process will be revealed.
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