Where journalists have greatness thrust upon them
As I indicated last week, all third years should gather in the small first floor newsroom on Wednesday morning at 10am. This is for an update on projects and NCTJ portfolios.
Coventry University is inviting the public to join a panel of prominent media figures for a no-holds-barred debate on the state of British journalism following the phone hacking scandal.
As the Leveson Inquiry continues to investigate the culture, practice and ethics of the UK press, this unique event – which will take place at Coventry University’s London Campus on Tuesday 7th February – brings together a host of journalists and media activists to discuss the controversy and answer questions from the audience.
The roles for this Friday's Year 3 assessed print news day are as follows:
Editors: Angela Davey, Dean Kilpatrick, Dan May
Executives: James Averill, Ella Copeland, Joe Cladingboel
Assessed reporters: George Ocaya, Melanie Wimmer, Alex Dack, Danielle Cheney, Paul Dunne, Grant Gibb, Sophie Jackson, Sara Malm, Jade Selby, Eva Tsipi, Jason West, Laura Hartmann
News team: Tom Ruzyllo, Nicola Sturmey, James Warner, Sarah Wilson, Alister Houghton, Harriet Robinson
We've been contacted by Bliss magazine, one of the country's most successful titles in the teen market.
They are looking for a male journalism student who would be up for writing a 500 word monthly column on the issues that affect teenage girls from a boy’s point of view.
This could be a great opportunity for one of our students to get some real experience of the discipline of writing a column, and reach a national audience. Needless to say it would be an excellent thing to have on your CV.
The print news day for first and second year undergraduates, scheduled for this Thursday, has been postponed. It will take place in early February - you will be advised shortly of the new date.
A reminder to all first and second year undergrads and MA students that your blog posts and conference diaries must be uploaded today if you haven't already done so.
Upload your conference diaries to the Assignments section, either under Convergent Journalism (for undergrads) or under Practical Multimedia Journalism (for postgrads).
You can have until midnight to upload them. More details here.
Congratulations to MA students Laura Garcia, Lizzie Massey and Qandeel Warrich, whose video about lone yachtsman Oliver Rofix went out on the Media Trust's Community Channel this week.
You can see it on the Community Channel web site here - it's the first item in the programme.
And for older viewers, it's a chance to see how Anthea Turner's career is panning out.
Hearty congratulations to all of those who successfully passed shorthand speeds in the December exams - particularly to our new 100wpm stars Alex Dack, Danielle Morris, Nikki Sturmey and Harley Tamplin.
Applause also to:
80wpm: Jay Akbar, Angela Davey, Jessica Fleig, Alex Maitland, Tiia Mustonen
70wpm: Sarina Iskandar, Jemma Rogers, Tania Steere
All first years, second years and MA students please note:
As has been previously explained, you are required to submit conference diaries for each term as part of your Convergent Journalism and Practical Multimedia Journalism portfolios. You are also required to post at least one discussion item on the blog on this web site each term.
