The youngest ever district councillor for Dover Callum Warriner has spoken out on his time representing Castle Ward. Elected in 2019 for the Conservative Party when he was 19, Mr Warriner, now a law student at Canterbury Christchurch University, has for the first time spoken about his what he has learned from entering politics.  “I […]

Have you ever wondered, could I make a great podcast? Apply and find out! The Google Podcasts creator program seeks to increase the diversity of voices in the industry globally and lower barriers to podcasting. Selected teams will receive seed funding and participate in an intensive training program. The program is run by PRX, a […]

A month ago today Sony Pictures computer network was hacked by a group calling themselves the “Guardians of Peace”, resulting in emails, confidential documents, financial statements of people in the movie industry, and a multitude of other information to the general public and the news industry giving stories galore for reporters to tell.  For a […]

Now, I dislike Donald Trump as much as the next person. I believe he’s bigoted, arrogant, foolish, and will make a poor leader, potentially even a dangerous one. And I, much like congressman John Lewis doubt his legitimacy and find it unsurprising that accusations of foul play and Russian involvement in his election have come […]

The trials and tribulations of a lower league football club As a fan of Crawley Town FC, it has been an up and down season to say the least. Yet another tumultuous season supporting a club that never ceases to amaze, even if watching us does make me want to pull my own teeth out […]

Feeling a bit small.

(Originally posted on https://matthewfillery.wordpress.com/my-top-5-ufc-moments-of-2018/) 2018 was a wild year for the UFC, one befitting of being its 25th anniversary. In a year of double champs and controversy, I took a look back at my top 5 moments. 5 Derrick Lewis’ come-from-behind KO – UFC 229 After his contender for the worst fight ever with Francis Ngannou, […]

Tim Collins, Senior Producer of the Jeremy Vine Show, will speak in the main newsroom at 1300 on Wednesday 27 March. The JV show has a colossal audience and it attracts excellent guests.  Several CfJ graduates work there. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions. Don’t miss this oportunity to hear from a real […]

From the 6th of April calories have been posted on the menus of all restaurants, cafés and takeaways across the UK with more than 250 staff. This is despite concerns raised by eating disorder charity Beat about the risks that calorie labelling poses to people with eating disorders and the limited evidence that calorie labelling on menus will have its […]

Paul Dacre had his say at the Society of Editors Conference. Now Max Mosley, the man whose sex life Mr Dacre considers a legitimate topic for newspaper reporting and condemnation, has retaliated in the Guardian. Does Max have a point? Yes, but he oversimplifies Dacre’s argument. Max ignores the importance of sensation in rendering significant journalism attractive to a mass […]

If you havent been following, the event started late last evening. Essentially: a major terrorist attack with car bombs, squads with automatic weapons and grenades – coordinated attacks on (mostly luxury) hotels, hospitals, theaters, railway station and others, all in different parts of the city. Several important heads of agencies have already been killed, including […]

Breaking News:  (Wednesday 29th October, 18:02 GMT) Russell Brand has resigned from BBC Radio 2, following prank call remarks made to actor Andrew Sachs on Brand’s radio programme. Earlier, co-host Jonathan Ross – who had made prank calls to Sachs on his answerphone alongside Brand - was suspended from the BBC with Brand, and the pair’s scheduled BBC Radio 2 […]

I was trawling through old documents in my father’s suitcase when I had stumbled upon something I hadn’t even considered in years. A copy of the Camden News Gazette dated 12 years ago. The contents of this article represent to me one of the principle life lessons I learned at the tender age of eight […]

Would you like to help get the student voice heard on Equality, Diversity & Inclusion?   The university division we are part of (LLSSJ) are looking to recruit students to act as EDI (Equality, Diversity and Inclusion) representatives. The division and the CfJ want to make sure each student feels included and respected. Professor Rosemary […]

During Welcome Week, we sent our first year students out with Canon HV30 video cameras and radio microphones to interview each other as an ice-breaking exercise. Today, they used that footage as a demonstration of how to digitise footage from the camera, make a simple cut in Premiere Elements, compress the output file and upload […]

ITV News Traineeship now open for Applications   The 2022 ITV News traineeship is now open for Applications This years ITV news traineeship is open for eligable applications. Who is Eligible? We’re particularly interested in talented and enthusiastic people who have committed themselves to a career in journalism, either through their writing, work experience, academic […]

 “Change has come to America” After a tense and drawn out campaign, victory is justified as Barack Obama now becomes the 44th President of The United States of America and more importantly the first ever black American to run the country. In my opinion the transition of red states into blue, thus the views of lifelong Republicans, represents what will […]

Times columnist Bronwen Maddox has stated that she does not think Hillary Clinton would be Obama’s best option for the US Secretary of State, as he would never be able to get rid of her. Clinton’s knowledge of foreign policy and her ability to perform in the position are not what is being called into […]

Lead Singer of US R & B Group, Shalamar, Howard Hewitt, Joins Reno To Campaign for #FreeLeahSharibu https://t.co/bDd38yKkAq — Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) May 24, 2019 Follow me for updates today as I join exceptional women discuss fictional and non fictional ‘Stories of Women’ at the Southwark Cathedral, in celebration of Women’s History month (1st March […]

VirtualOpenDay.jpg Calling all Centre for Journalism students and graduates.  We’re holding our first Virtual Open Day tomorrow evening as we try to find the next generation of lucky students to join the CfJ family – and we need your help in publicising it.  We’ll be livestreaming through our Youtube channel from 6.40pm on Tuesday 15 […]

As some of you know I was fortunate enough to spend the last two weeks working with Sky News at their studio in West London. Here are four broad lessons learned in that time (*spoiler* none involve making coffee). Embrace the unexpected “So we need you to find someone who owns a pet monkey to […]

Ramadan prep at my home in Pakistan usually begins a week earlier when we stock up our pantry, prepare frozen food items and deep clean our house so that we can focus on prayers and deepen our connection with God during the holy month. Ramadan at home means hearing the siren from the nearby mosque […]

If John McCain is elected next month and then dies, would Sarah Palin serve out the rest of his term? Would Sarah “invading Russia might be necessary” Palin, who prays for gas lines to be built (http://adn.com/sarah-palin/story/518522.html), actually be president of the United States of America? In the year 2002 there were an estimated 764,160* […]

Hello everyone, One of our CfJ graduates Brad Gray, who is the content editor at HertsLive, has been in touch as his team is recruiting.  Read what he said below and find the link there to the details of the jobs on offer. Brad writes: We’ve got vacancies on our team at HertsLive, and because […]