100 Albums Bucket List, Ranked   By Christian Thomsett   During Lockdown last year, I wanted to make the most of my time by trying out something new. The opportunity to make a couple quid at work was out the window as my family were shielding during this time, so none of us were allowed […]

82cu9kafa4h21.jpg I’m sure after my last post you were all desperately hoping I would shut up and stop comparing video games to political theories. Well, jokes on you, losers, I’m back, and this time it’s about Tetris 99 and what it can tell us about the social contract which theoretically binds us all. Part One […]

People have many techniques for getting through lockdown and other covid restrictions. From making sure they use their daily exercise to picking up a new hobby. One of the things that got me through these difficult times was music. Music is part of my life in many ways. Before Covid I loved going to gigs, […]

The rows of pic ‘n’ mix sit proudly in their containers, the array of stuffed toys smile on the shelves and the Christmas music sings through the store. However, it is possible that this will be Woolworths last Christmas. As loyal shoppers bustle around the local Twydall store, the sharp pain of defeat is felt by […]

I had a chance to read Paul Preston’s We Saw Spain Die over the weekend.  It is excellent and very relevant to your History of Journalism essay topic. I have put my personal copy in the newsroom. Feel free to use it but NOT to remove it.  I have ordered an additional copy. When it arrives I will […]

Amidst the weekly rush of reporting assignments, law reading, and the increasing desperation with which I hash together a public affairs essay, I can at least look forward to the weekend’s football as a form of escapism.   Imagine my horror, then, when I discovered that the final weekend of a busy March didn’t only […]

Isabel Eidhamars quare.jpeg Oliver Kemp.jpg Laura Garcia2019.jpg For the second year running, the Centre for Journalism has picked up three nominations in the National Council for the Training of Journalists Awards for Excellence. Isabel Eidhamar’s third-year project ‘On the Border of War and Peace‘, looking at the crisis in peacekeeping on the island of Cyprus, […]

It’s officially our last newsday!  Join our livestream of today’s local, national and international news from the Year 3s Make sure you read our website  http://centreforjournalismprojects.co.uk/newperspectives/ and tune into the TV Bulletin on our Facebook Page at 4:30pm https://facebook.com/NPNewsOnline/?fref=ts Help us go out in style on our last assessed group newsday! 

For all 2nd years and MAs who are going to do the NCTJ Broadcast module Please come to all these sessions to train you for the Broadcast Regulation exam in March Monday 5th Feb – G1-04 Introduction to these sessions with David Acheson and myself, at 1.00pm (no more than 30 mins) Wednesday 14th Feb – G1-04 […]

It seems there is no end to the criticism the BBC has received as of late…  firstly with the playboy behaviour of Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross’ prank phone calls to Andrew Sachs and now Jeremy Clarkson’s insulting remarks on the popular BBC2 show Top Gear. Clarkson’s somewhat irresponsible actions on Sunday night’s edition of […]

A reminder that all undergraduates need to register online for their exams. The deadline is tomorrow, Friday 13 February. It’s very straightforward. Go the Student Data System here and follow the links.

Hello, A reminder that the university is holding a range of events for Black History Month.  Please see the details below, from Becky Lamyman, Student EDI officer, Student Services.  DKMS Online Stem Cell Donor Drive Thursday 14 October, 12-1pm via Teams Calling everyone aged 18-55 – you could save a life! This talk and online […]

We are looking for reporters to join our editorial team publishing the Rutland and Stamford Mercury, The Bourne Local and Rutland Times, based in the beautiful market town of Stamford. With three vibrant newspapers – and associated websites – we can promise you’ll never be bored! We are proud to be at the heart of […]

Geneva Overholser at the Online Journalism Review wonders whether the traditional business model for journalism – i.e publishing companies run for profit - has distorted the social responsibilities of journalists. She quotes former investment banker Adlai Wertman, who claims that profit-seeking companies “quickly go from no social mission to no social responsibility” – resulting in a distorted […]

Veteran Broadcaster Alistair Stewart resigned earlier this year, following a spat with former political advisor and spokesman for the Institution of Civil Engineers, Martin Shapland, on Twitter. After 40 years in the business, Stewart’s career came to a sorry conclusion. I have heard various narratives around this story, some which suggest that such quasi-racist banter […]

There were perhaps twenty people when we first arrived. “Oh God, we’ve come all this way for this,” we thought. By two o’clock, when the march against Israel’s invasion of the Gaza strip was supposed to begin, there were a lot more. By the time it actually set off there must have been hundreds of […]

Just throwing out two links to YouTube videos featuring Ron Paul and Jim Rogers discussing a different perspective to our governments and their actions regarding the current financial crisis.   Rogers: Global Bankers Have Unleashed Inflationary Holocaust (YouTube) Ron Paul: On Passage of the Bailout (YouTube) Telegraph: Financial crisis: Countries at risk of bankruptcy from Pakistan to […]

Looking for something exciting to do on Sunday 3rd of March? Men, women, everybody’s welcome. I am planning to attend and cover it for a couple of Mexican outlets and if you’re still looking for portfolio stories this could be a cool thing to go do! The March starts at 12pm and then it culminates […]

  kmtvlogo2017_2.png KMTV has an  exciting opportunity for a qualified journalist (NCTJ or equivalent) to join the KMTV news team, working as a producer and, in time, as a reporter, on our daily hour-long flagship news show, Kent Tonight, our website and social media services.  The successful applicant will have a passion for news and […]

by Jordan Awan.jpg Picture by Jordan Awan   Biracial identity can be as confusing as it gets. Growing up, I was more familiar with one side of my family than my other. I was born in Sweden, but I grew up in Ethiopia. My mom is Ethiopian who grew up in Sweden and my dad […]

‘The Animals and Children Took To The Streets’ presents a dystopian society all the more disconcerting because it is, in essence, true to life. The brilliance of the performers, who deliver their lines against colourful and fast-moving animated backdrops, fuels a spectacle that is painfully real despite its intoxicatingly surrealist form.   Set in the […]

Supervisors for the Year 3 journalism projects are as in the table below. Remember that it is the student’s responsibility to set up appointments with their supervisor. You should arrange to see them at the earliest opportunity. Supervisor Students Rob Bailey Brad Gray   Jess Sharp   Joe Dawson   Louie Elmer   Max Meads […]

The coronavirus outbreak has saturated the news agenda recently and will continue to do so for quite some time. The virus is a real threat to people’s lives and as of 26 March 2020 it has killed 578 in Britain, and probably permanently damaged thousands more lungs of the survivors. The fight against the virus […]

After spending several hours at the Chatham Historic Dockyard on a freezing cold Wednesday morning, my group partner [who I won’t name and shame] and I walked away like we had just made it as big-time journalists. We had turned up at the dockyard with a clear plan of action: to find the BBC comedy, Quacks, film-set […]