Various broadcasters have approached CfJ asking for students to help cover the General Election overnight on the 8th of June. Interested? 1st years, 2nd years, 3rd years and MAs can all apply to help! IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF POLITICAL HISTORY email Laura Garcia on [email protected] by WED 24th OF MAY. She […]

  The recent murder of 33-year-old Sarah Everard shocked the U.K public for several reasons. This is due partly to the fact that the man charged with her murder was a police officer. Therefore, this has made the public question those within the force because they are supposed to protect citizens and yet seemingly, are […]

The latest opportunity to do work  experience at the Jeremy Vine is up for grabs: http://careerssearch.bbc.co.uk/jobs/job/workexperience/25102  Successful applicants will be given 2 weeks of work experience on the show which now has the biggest audience for a current affairs programme on BBC Radio. It has 7.5 million listeners, slightly more than R4’s Today Programme. The […]

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya was killed two years ago this month, and today the trial of the three men accused of her murder begins in a Moscow military court. I was fortunate enough to interview this fearless, understated woman for Press Gazette a couple of years before she died (you can read it here). She recounted “stories […]

https://thepeoplesnewsonline.co.uk/single-post/2019/11/14/canterbury-the-gritty-electoral-battleground-in-the-tory-heartlands/ Originally published to The People’s News on 14th November 2019. 

I promised to tell you about the criteria that will be used to choose this year’s Sky Bob Friend Memorial Scholar. Please note that the timetable is tight and the deadlines are rigid. The 2009 scholar will be chosen on or before Friday 30 January. A formal presentation will take place at the first annual Sky […]

how-to-fix-bad-haircuts.jpg Hello, With a third of the global population on coronavirus lockdown and me on my third week of quarantine, the list of activities is rapidly shrinking and the days are somehow getting longer. Though my assignments are piling up, my mind has been on other things. Like can I really finish a whole loaf […]

  This is an interesting article from Press Gazette about the growth of news on Instagram and why the BBC is currently not on Tiktok.   This one about trust in the media, also from Press Gazette, is worth a look too.

Entirely co-incidentally, I happened to mentioned this issue during our class on regulation yesterday. As I said, the argument has always been that in terms of risk of death, taking this illegal drug is far safer than riding a horse. Whether anyone should in fact take illegal drugs is another issue. As is the connection […]

“We cannot be what we want, by remaining what we are” Max Depree  I was born and raised in Jamaica. Age 3, my mum decided its best if my grandma looked after me. She decided to come to the UK with hopes of bettering her life, so that eventually she can take care of me. In […]

This is proving to be a very disappointing year for heavyweight boxing. The three best heavyweights seem to be too afraid to fight each-other. It’s clear they’re all trying to take the easiest route to the top rather than provide the huge matchups everyone wants to see. To give some credit to Fury and Wilder, […]

“You can only feel it when you’ve got it.” Exactly 2 weeks ago, the BBC aired an hour-long documentary called ‘The Age of Loneliness’, which revealed the struggles of people suffering from, you guessed it, loneliness. Those featured in the documentary opened up about their experience and described how they cope with this feeling. The […]

Are you a parent? Do you support or care for another loved one or a family member?   This event is for students with dependents and those with caring responsibilities and will provide both students and staff with information, a chance to meet people, and share experiences.    This free event has been organised with all universities […]

Joe Cole and Nicolas Anelka struck before half-time this afternoon as Chelsea consolidated their position at the top of the Barclays Premier League and made a mockery of claims that their current injury problems could destabilise the side. The Blues may have been missing the likes of Deco, Carvalho, Essien and Drogba, but this didn’t […]

  Observe, the trainee journalist in its natural habitat: from the “80wpm plateau” crisis calls to the countless wire-bound notepads that it makes its nest of, the average hack-enthusiast cannot help but notice this fledgling species as it attempts to learn the necessary skills to survive in the harrowing landscape that is modern-day journalism. Except, […]

There is an online meeting with Insider next Wednesday, 13th October, at 2.30pm about a paid internship programme they run. The meeting is open to all CfJ students, graduates and staff.  Emily Sexton-Brown from Insider (Assistant Managing Editor of UK Insider) will be joining us to tell us about the Insider Fellowship (paid internship) programme […]

I returned home about 2 weeks ago and all I did was lay in bed until I got hungry and spend a ridiculous amount of time on TikTok (selfish self promo: follow my friends and I @thequaranteam). It takes time to adapt to staying home by yourself, with friends, family or a partner, when you […]

Purple Media Solutions describe themselves as “a friendly, progressive publishing company based in Tonbridge”, They are looking for “an in-design-savvy, ambitious new graduate to work as editorial assistant across two business to business titles – Electrical Times and The Probe (the UK’s oldest dentistry title).”  If you are interested, please contact Anna Lambert. Anna’s details […]

Many congratulations to Laura Hartmann on becoming the first student in the Centre for Journalism to sit and pass an NCTJ shorthand exam. This also makes Laura the first student to pass an NCTJ exam of any variety. Very well done Laura.  I promise to deliver a bottle of wine in recognition of your excellent pioneering achievement. I […]

I found out that I got an A in an exam today. I was so shocked by my good grade, I immediately picked up the phone to tell my mum the news. “I’m proud of you, but you’re so frustrating”, my mum said in a slightly irritated tone. “Every time you hand in an assignment […]

(Be warned I proper geek out about books, if this is your first and lasting impression of me I’m sorry in advance). The paper book, one of my favourite pastimes is slowly dying. As a child there was seldom a time my head wasn’t wedged between the inside of a book. But the face of […]

First of all, I have to say that I do not agree with John Gray’s philosophy, but I think that, given some of the points raised in Jaak’s blog (Why be a journalist? Is there any purpose to journalism? Does it ameliorate any of the global problems that it reports on?) it might be worth […]

Want to build your portfolio? Get published? Write about interesting issues? “Pollstation” – is an online media / publishing startup that runs polls (similar to YouGov) and provides their readers with neutral briefings on the topics they poll.  They are looking for an opportunity to work with keen students to help produce subject briefings for […]

The Street Soccer Foundation – a charity that uses the power of football to help homeless people get their lives back on track – is looking for some help from CfJ students to present a series of TV interviews for its Street Soccer Show. The show’s episodes will help to promote the charity to a […]