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Life on the Road with BBC Radio Kent reporter Alex Ward

Alex Ward, BBC radiocar reporter, will be doing a Q&A session in the newsroom on Monday 24 January at 1pm about her job and working as a  live reporter for the BBC.    It should be extremely interesting and all students are encouraged to attend.

On phone-hacking, defending tabloids, and the future of them

As many of you know, I dream of editing in tabloids, so I couldn’t let the phone-hacking scandal at my beloved News International go uncommented.  Currently doing work experience at The Sun, I’m smack-bang in the middle of it all, and I have written about it on my blog Scandilous Life on The Medwire. “As a journalism student infatuated with […]

Occupy London: A wash out?

  Hundreds of thousands of citizens around the world are protesting about the financial crises and the role that banks and other financial institutions played in bringing the world’s economy to it’s knees. New York, Paris, London… Islamabad, everyone is joining in – although some efforts are more committed than others. Where does the UK sit in relation to […]

Lecturer scoops third green journalism gong in four years

Reporting and Writing Lecturer Sarah Lonsdale won her third award for environmental reporting at a national press awards ceremony this week. Winning the award for ‘environment and sustainability writer of the year’ for her Sunday Telegraph weekly columns at the National Press Property Awards in London, Sarah was praised for her in-depth knowledge of the subject […]

Journalism-related volunteering

I’ve been looking into volunteering opportunities and an interesting one came up with National Talking Newspapers and Magazines. It involves changing written words into alternative formats for those with difficulty reading printed material. They’re based in East Sussex but with our equipment, we could probably still do it. Alternatively we could start something like this […]

Kent Union are looking for a photographer/videographer

  Hot job! You’d need to attend events and take good quality video footage & photographer of students, stalls and staff to capture the flavour of the event.  The footage would need to be edited and emailed back to Becky Sellen for use in promotional videos and use on social media channels. closing date 8th […]

How to resign

Adam Smith, a journalist from Trinity Mirror’s Birmingham Post & Mail, uses the unusual medium of Youtube to hand in his resignation. Fastforward to the final 30 seconds for the two-fingered finale. Drink may have played a part.

Clocks

Whoever is in charge of the site for this week needs to put the clock back as the time is still ahead an hour 🙂

Moulin Rouge Retrospective: Does This Love Last Forever?

At the climax of Moulin Rouge, Ewan McGregor’s Christian states that the love which is central to the film’s story is one that will live on forever. It is a bold statement, one that requires the viewer to have brought in completely to the melodrama of the plot and the love triangle it depicts. Twenty […]

ITV News Traineeship

Eagle eyed graduates will already have noticed that the ITV News Traineeship is advertised in Media Guardian today. It is on page 7 at the top of the page… in bold yellow and black (ITN studio colours…). I know you have already seen it. You all read Media Guardian before breakfast. Of course you do, becaue you know […]

Sports Personality of the Year

As the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards take place next month, it is time to observe the candidates who have been nominated. Whilst most people’s minds will be fixed on Formula One’s youngest rookie World Champion, Lewis Hamilton and athletic Beijing Olympics swimming double gold medallist, Rebecca Adlington, the competition on the 14th December, allows the chance for […]

We Saw Spain Die

A few of you have mentioned that the reference copies of several of the books have gone “missing”. I am actively searching for them and in the meantime, I have a copy of “We Saw Spain Die” for anyone that needs a copy. First come, first served. Please email me if you wish to borrow […]

The Importance Of Architecture

As a society, we tend to place little importance on the arts and how they effect those who engage with them. No matter what the medium is, it is often seen as being less important than the more academic studies that are on offer to children whilst they grow up. Studies such as mathmatics and […]

JN500 Essay submission

For those students who have not been in class lately you need to submit a hard copy and an electronic copy of your Power Without Responsibility essay by 4pm today. The electronic copy should be uploaded on the CfJ site. Choose create content, then create assignment and then essay assignment. In the title of your […]

Year one TV assessments: the site is back up now

The site is accepting assignments again so those of you that couldn’t upload today will have till noon tomorrow to do so. Sorry for the technical hitch. Have a good break and I look forward to seeing you after. Richard

Year 3 project marks

Marks and feedback forms for Year 3 projects are now available. You can collect them from me any time today. For more detailed face-to-face feedback, set up a meeting with your supervisor.

Equality should mean exactly that

About eight stories down on the UK section of the BBC news website, a small link reads ‘Teenager murdered near home named’. It is sad but unsurprising that such a tragic event should merit only a lowly position in the national spotlight: knife crime seems to have become an almost everyday occurrence in much of […]

Utterly moving

This story on the Telegraph website is a fantastic account of how Lance Corporal Andrew Wardle was awarded the Military Cross, after a selfless act of bravery. The 22 year-old risked life and limb in January, to grab a young Afghan child, who was under enemy fire.  Wardle and his squad were advancing on a […]

Print newsday year 3 important

Hi guys, Conference for tomorrow will be at 8.30am. Could all reporters please come equipped with both ideas, and treatments for them. We are looking for things that could be used for spreads, box-outs, backgrounders etc. Anything that is off the diary would be good as well. If you have a camera, please bring it. […]

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