In sport, great victories and moments of pure genius can be toppled by sheer incompetence, idiocy or outrage. Take England’s disastrous football World Cup exit in South Africa in June with Frank Lampard’s wrongly disallowed goal which in some quarters overshadowed Germany’s emphatic 4-1 winning performance and England’s deficiencies. Or perhaps last October’s revelations by tennis’ Andre […]
After hearing word that the peaceful protesters on Parliament Sqaure had lost their appeal I decided to venture down to London to find out! I took the trusty camera and a couple of friends and had a word with some of the now locals on the square. It seems that they have become a nice little community. […]
The Easter work placements for first years at the Kent Messenger Group have now been allocated. The list of dates and locations is below. If there is a compelling reason why you can’t fulfil your allotted placement, please let a member of staff know immediately. You’ll be required to make contact with your editor directly nearer the time […]
This week introduced the new Google SPYW (Search Plus Your World) which has fallen sharply into a love/hate divide by Google users across the world. The feature will be used on Google to give more personalised search results aimed at the individual user, based on previous searches and who and what they have on their […]
Dubai: Why this should be your first travel destination after the Pandemic Visiting Dubai was an amazing experience. It is a place that is unique to anywhere else in the world. I arrived late at night and the first glimpse I had of Dubai was a city with tall, modern buildings lit up with coloured […]
We are running a little low on radio mikes for the Third Year newsday tomorrow, Thursday. Anyone not using a radio mike you have checked out on please check it back in with Gerardo tomorrow, Thursday, morning. We will most likely be able to reissue the radio mike to you by early afternoon.
This marvellous documentary by Richard Parry, with whom I worked at Frontline News Television, now has a run at the ICA. But we are also showing it during Welcome Week, so you can check it out then too. Here is what some news people said about it: SHOOTING ROBERT KING – QUOTES/ REVIEWS Nick […]
The BBC Journalism Trainee Scheme 2014 is now open for applications with an extended deadline of 17 February. The entry criteria for this year’s scheme has been widened, and it is now also open to people with a qualification in broadcast journalism — though this is by no means a requirement. Now in its eighth […]
Medway’s MP Rehman Chishti has labelled the rise in tuition fees a ‘fair package’, despite widespread criticism of the Browne Report’s recommendations last month. Speaking to journalism students at Parliament, Mr Chishti acknowledged that the hike was ‘tough but fair’, but declined to comment when asked if green-lighting a rise of up to £9,000 would […]
Mirror Group are recruiting for a number of digital positions in London and Manchester, details of which are available here: http://mirror.co.uk/money/jobs/jobs-mirrorcouk-writers-editors-wanted-2015848
This historian’s perspective on the future of capitalism offers a tremendous insight into the value of our old friends context and perspective. You don’t need to agree with David Marquand to appreciate the weight of his argument. Â
One of journalism’s greatest assets is trust: The public’s trust that the facts and information we provide are true and can be trusted. So journalists need to be careful not to risk their own reputation and this trust. Journalism’s image, particularly in the UK, has suffered in recent years, with the population seeing the profession […]
The blockbuster movie of the summer gets its eagerly-anticipated premiere today. Directed by Bafta-winner Richard Pendry, it contains all the elements you would expect from the Centre for Journalism stable: a stellar cast; superb production values; a brilliant script; heart-stopping action; thrilling drama; and, of course, tender romance. Cameron Diaz stars as Laura Hartmann, Matt […]
Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, this week suggested that liberalising local media ownership rules might help to create a new network of genuinely local television news services. Mr Hunt has a long record of promoting local television over the large scale regional version that has existed in Britain since 1955. He believes people want local news and he promotes it as a service to […]
All students sitting the NCTJ Essential Media Law exam in January please pick up from Nicola’s office a copy of Sample Paper 3. This is for you to work through during the Christmas break. We will de-brief on it in the class on January 17th. But feel free to email me with answers to this […]
Don’t forget you have a mid-term test in your NCTJ law session on Friday. It’s taken and marked during the session and is based on the topics we’ve covered so far. Best get reading all your notes from this term’s sessions!
This may not be the most productive post of the holidays, but it may give a welcome break from Shorthand / feature writing / playing golf. This a webpage from the Huffington Post site listing the most inappropriate Google suggestions when you type in half a search. It’s amazing what comes up, and even more amazing what […]
Reading an article on an Islamic cleric who has banned women from touching bananas and cucumbers for their sexual resemblance, I could not decide whether to laugh hysterically or cry for what Islam has become. He said that these fruits and vegetables “resemble the male penis” and hence could arouse women or “make them […]
Newsflare.com have a range of paid assignmnets in Kent over the long weekend. Our news organisation partners are looking for your quality vidoes from a range of events taking place across the county. We’re also as always keen to get your videos on any newsworthy events happening in your comunity. Tell your stories! Assignments in Kent this weekend are: […]
Remember, you have 4 transfers available before the start of the final on Sunday. You can also change your captain for the final. The transfers and captains must be made before 6:30pm on Sunday 1st July. **********************************************************************************************
After a lot of hard work here’s what the MAs came up with on their first radio afternoon. It’s quite a challenge putting to gether a LIVE radio show, and very different from just cutting a bit of audio. They all did a fantastic job in rolling with the punches, working with very little time, […]
People, not technology, take irresponsible actions. But it is becoming hard to overlook the power social media has to propel the news agenda and lend spurious significance to the depraved prejudices of bigots such as Terry Jones, the Florida Pastor who threatened to burn copies of the Qur’an. This cautionary tale analyses the route by […]
As we welcome our new students, let’s see what their predecessors learned from their time at the Centre for Journalism. We miss you already! WARNING! It’s a bit cheesy
We have an EDIROL shortage due to the non-return of overdue kit. This is a big problem for students who need an edirol today and this weekend for assignments. ALL overdue kit must be returned today (friday). Kit that is returned late will be subject to a fine (£5) and repeat offenders will lose the […]
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