What is toxic positivity? Sometimes in life things don’t go your way. Maybe you are having an off day, or everything seems to be going wrong. Often in these situations we are told to ‘just smile’ or to try and just ‘be happy’. Have you ever been upset, and someone says, ‘don’t cry’, quite clearly […]
The roles for this Friday’s assessed newsday are: Editors: Sara Malm, Jade Selby, Eva Tsipi Executive team: George Ocaya, Melanie Wimmer, Alex Dack Assessed reporters: Tom Ruzyllo, Nicola Sturmey, James Warner, Sarah Wilson, Alister Houghton, Harriet Robinson, James Averill, Ella Copeland, Joe Cladingboel, Angela Davey, Dean Kilpatrick, Dan May News Team: Danielle Cheney, Jason West, […]
Don’t forget that Sarah Lonsdale will be speaking tomorrow (Wednesday June 26 at 1pm) in the undergraduate newsroom on the topic of: ‘Man of letters, literary lady, journalist or reporter? Contributors to the new mass press and the evolving role of the writer 1880 – 1920’. If you are around please come along to support […]
Here’s a really good opportunity for those of you who want to make it in women’s magazines. You produce an issue of Elle magazine. It is called “Edited by the Interns“. The closing date for entries is Sunday June 2, 2013. Take a look at the terms and conditions to see how it works. (For example, […]
To say that Arthur Quinlan led a remarkable life would be a massive understatement. Arthur Quinlan, who was considered a “master of executing international scoops”, interviewed every US President from Harry Truman to George H. W. Bush and was the only western journalist to interview Che Guevara. Sadly, Quinlan passed away just before Christmas but […]
At last, the Centre for Journalism has a back page. Sports Journalism is an optional module for postgraduates and final year undergraduates which will run for the first time this autumn. If you have dreamed of slipping into the press seats at Wembley for the FA Cup final, or spending a day in the multimedia […]
We talked about this piece today in conference. I just checked with my source at the production company to see when the programme was being transmitted and found out that it won’t be, as there was no footage. Sean Langan, the guy who was kidnapped, is a great film maker and has done lots of […]
Okay, so we’re coming to the end of 2009. I would sit and reflect on it but I am not entirely sure where it has disappeared to. Most people see a New Year as a new start and a clean slate, which leads to us making promises to ourselves. These could be anything from […]
Please note that the revision class scheduled for 2pm on 28 May has been postponed to 30 May at 11.00 in room PK124.
We have all been there, scouring the internet for the best advice out there because we just found out that we got accepted into uni. What to bring? What not to bring? What to do? What not to do? Well… this isn’t the best advice this is just me reflecting, regretting and celebrating my four years at uni. I […]
Year 2s and MAs – please bring with you on Friday the test EML paper I gave you for your revision. It’s the one from January 24th 2011. We’ll be going through that paper – and focussing on any other areas in which you feel you need more help. JOSH MORL AND DECLAN OLLEY – […]
Did anyone see this? (http://guardian.co.uk/world/deadlineusa/2008/oct/19/usa-uselections2008) How could they let her go on a satirical sketch show? Is this going to make her MORE popular with Americans? Has vacuous celebrity become political acumen? Is black white? I thought the Americans invented public relations, what kind of perception-management is this? And David Cameron is on Comment is Free! […]
A drunk couple – not from the university – were arrested for performing a sex act outside Liberty Quays in the middle of the day. Tut Tut!! Story gave me a giggle….have a read here
Where and when? 2-4 June, Pippingford Park, Nutley, East Sussex, is looking for volunteers – sign up for a pair of free tickets worth £300 if you can help Interested? please contact Stephen Colegrave at [email protected] Byline Festival will feature many great journalists and is partnered by NUJ, The Press Association and the Frontline Club, […]
No, I’m not lying. I have an addiction. Well…a self-diagnosed one…although it’s not what you would expect: Not drugs, alcohol, smoking, ‘the party life’ or caffeine (ok maybe not that last one, I can be quite bad with my coffee habits). In fact, it’s sugar. Two spoonful’s in every Java juice; sometimes a measure in […]
The worst job is being a newspaper reporter, or at least according to the ‘Best and Worst Jobs of 2013’ list posted on the Wall Street Journal. The degree which will leave me qualified to do the job I have always wanted, is ranked lower than a bus driver and a dishwasher. The jobs are […]
Here are the teams for the year 2 radio news day this Wednesday, 21 February. I’m looking for a male and female presenter for my team. Laura’s presenters are Holly Tidwell and Callum Macavoy. Please let me know if you want to do this. I’m giving preference to people who haven’t presented a radio or […]
It’s new years eve. Millions worldwide will pledge themselves to finally go to the gym and get in shape. No more sitting around and eating Wotsits for me we say. But inevitably over half of us fail to keep our promise to hit the treadmill and start pumping iron. It’s understandable. The gym is a […]
As I scanned my copy of the Guardian this morning one article immediately caught my eye. It was a piece from Chris McGreal, examining the problems facing residents of Tusla, Oklahoma. It is the first in a series of articles recreating the route that the Joad family took in John Steinbeck’s brilliant book The Grapes […]
The sin of moral relativism should not be underestimated. About a year ago, I engrossed myself in a long debate between Michel Foucault and Noam Chomsky. Foucault argued that morality is shaped by culture: that context, collective social experience, history, leadership and so forth build moral values, which therefore differ from one country to the next. […]
I have seen Sophie Jackson’s excellent exclusive for the Gravesend Messenger and Melanie Wimmer’s impressive contributions to the Medway Messenger. I have also seen Jonathan Stone’s fine work for Kent Online and Dan May’s equally excellent efforts for the Kent Messenger. I am sure several other fine examples of published work by CforJ undergraduates have emerged […]
At 2pm this Friday there will be a mock TV exam for the NCTJ Broadcast Module in the old MA newsroom. Those who do this exam will get free entry to an actual NCTJ exam. Anyone who wants to do this mock exam please come to a short briefing in the undergraduate newsroom at 1pm […]
The sun glared down the gaps between the buildings as we wondered through the bustling backstreets. We came across fresh baked pastries and the smell of homemade pasta and pizza are along every corner. We made several stops to try the different flavour gelato and get our limoncello fix! Further into the streets, we turned […]
Here are the roles for tomorrow! Like a phoenix from the ashes, the fabled Optimus Times will be rolling off the presses again come tomorrow at 5. Those who emailed [email protected] with their preferences before Christmas have got what they asked for, but if anyone is a bit miffed with their role let me […]
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