As I’m sitting here, right about sunset, the blood-red light illuminating the walls of my room, I keep pondering over the reason of the brutality and treachery of man. For years now, we have been more and more flooded with news, do we like it or not, combined with the effect of the events themselves. […]

With 2008 reaching its climax and no more really important sporting events left to go, I was just wondering what everyone thought about this years Sports Personality of the Year Award. I expect the leading contenders will be: Chris Hoy for his epic achievement in the cycling at the olympics, Rebecca Adlington in the swimming […]

Apologies for plugging this quite a bit (but it’s not easy to find on the audio site), but if you haven’t seen it already, here’s the musical radio documentary I did for the site. Here is Parts 1, 2 and 3. [Editor’s note: I have unpublished these links due to copyright violations. See comment below]

DailyMail.jpeg Many congratulations to Brad Harper and Frazer Norwell, who have won the highly prestigious Daily Mail scholarships for 2019.  Brad, who won the postgraduate scholarship, impressed with his feature submission on the 98-year-old Kent grandmother who survived being imprisoned by the Nazis for distributing anti-Hitler leaflets. Frazer’s story on the campaign for fairer paternity […]

IMG_1229.jpg A fresh news brand covering the latest news from Medway, the UK and the world has been launched today. Invicta News will be run by final year undergraduates in the Centre as part of their coursework, serving audiences online, on social media, on radio and television. With a logo based on Kent’s white horse – […]

007 – Who Does it Best? APOLOGIES FOR ANY SPOILERS   With the 25th and much delayed James Bond film coming out in cinemas later this year I thought there would be no greater time than a global pandemic to sit from start to finish and watch all of the Bond films. After my flatmate […]

ITN are looking for two Junior Camera Operators, ideal for anyone who enjoyed camera work. The job description includes a number of Skills taught at the Centre; Qualifications Practical experience as a working camera operator Evidence of creative camerawork and filming under time pressure Aptitude to learn non-linear editing to a high standard Closing date […]

How will expensive reporting be paid for in the multimedia future? Can the web fund future Bob Woodwards and Paul Foots? I believe Centres like ours must contribute to the search for economic models that can preserve the quality and plurality of journalism. I’ve written about the topic at greater length today on the Guardian’s CommentisFree website.  

  Nearly there! We’re halfway through the list now, covering albums 50 – 26.   #50. THE DOORS ­– THE DOORS 50.jpg The most Woodstock album on the list Cutting through the posers and wannabe’s, The Doors shows how you do surreal rock, especially in an age where social and cultural barriers were broken down […]

Interesting piece by Paul Boutin in Wired, the Web Magazine.  Apparently the future is multimedia. Text based blogging has been colonised by professionals. Folk want video and audio as well now. Someone should teach this stuff at university. Read the piece here 

Burnley stunned Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this evening, winning 5-4 on penalties to extend the Blues’ seemingly endless penalty curse and progress into the 5th Round of the Carling Cup. Luiz Felipe Scolari – who had no doubt seen the damage Arsenal’s youngsters had done against Wigan the night before – chose to field an […]

joey.jpg Image: Getty/NBC   With the recent news of the Friends cast reuniting for a one-off special (which will probably not live up to anyone’s expectations), I decided to take a look back at the last outing of a Friends character. I’m not talking about the final season of the hit show, instead I’m talking […]

“James put’s it up, no good, rebound Bosh, he kicks it out to Allen…. BANG tied game with 5 seconds remaining’. What makes someone a clutch performer? Is it something your born with or something anyone can learn? Within the field sport the term ‘clutch’ is often used to define someone who rises to an […]

The Tuesday shorthand class will in future be held in room G4-04.

Happy Valentines weekend! Although the pandemic has prevented the normal ‘wine and dine’ celebrations, I have compiled a list of some of the best romantic comedies available on UK streaming services so that you and your sweetheart can enjoy a romantic night in. Happy watching! Amazon: My Man Godfrey  My Big Fat Greek Wedding  The […]

CfjSocial2019.jpg It’s time to activate the CfJ network once again. And this time it’s Social. We’d like to invite graduates, students, friends, associates, hangers-on – in fact anyone with a passing association with the Centre for Journalism – to join us for a drink in London. The staff team will be meeting in a pub […]

News faces an age crisis: it cannot attract young people. In the minds of the young, serious journalism has the same status as picking up the phone or drinking Horlicks. We young folk are not renowned for buying newspapers or making time to watch Newsnight. So what can the industry do to win our affection? […]

In a year of uncertainty, confusion and heartbreak, it seemed that one of the only ways to stay connected with people was through social media. When Boris Johnson announced the first lockdown in late March 2020, I like so many relished in the first few weeks of lockdown, it was something like an episode of […]

httpstalksport.comwp-contentuploadssites5201508arsenal-sad.jpgstrip=all&w=700&h=420&crop=1.jpg If you’re a fan of heartburn, erratic mood swings or uncontrollable weeping, I suggest choosing Arsenal football club as your team in the top flight of English football. A team that I grew up supporting (having been born just a few miles away from Highbury) has become one of the laughing stocks of football. […]

Iceland: which is worse, Croydon or Coventry? You would have thought Iceland’s woes were already bad enough. With the krona plunging more than 30 per cent in value in one day, its main banks teetering on the brink of disaster and residents of the once-lauded ‘Arctic Tiger’ experiencing one of the worst ‘morning after the […]

All first and second years will be in action for a print newsday on Thursday, January 31. As ever, you’ll be split into two mixed teams in a challenge to out-scoop each other. Rumour has it both teams will be producing newspapers in the style of The Guardian. Conference will be held at 1pm on […]

  26-269775_itv-news-logo-itv-news-hd-png-download.png Closing Date is September 22nd, just a week to go. Production Journalist – ITV News Meridian    Base: Maidstone   Permanent role.   At ITV News Meridian Production Journalists are at the heart of our award-winning news operation, working across all of our output throughout the day – on-air and online.  We have […]

Huge congratulations to Natalie Tipping who has just secured a job as a reporter on the Kent Messenger. She will start work in the Maidstone newsroom  on 6 June. Additional congratulations are due because Natalie also triumphed at the University Media Awards, winning prizes for best Report and best Interview. And, If that’s not enough […]

An article about alleged racist remarks in the football match between Rangers F.C. and Slavia Prague. The piece was published yesterday before Glen Kamara’s statement. That is the reason I do not mention it. Read it here: https://malasekpetr.medium.com/slavia-pragues-victory-against-rangers-in-the-europa-league-hidden-behind-allegation-of-racism-99dfaa455156