The Guardian rounds up the best comments, questions and answers from our recent live chat on tomorrow's journalist – what tools and skills will they need to survive and thrive?
Several Student Journalists have been in touch following our last posting inviting volunteer journalists. If you would like to join them - do get in touch.
Here is an update.
Ideas for writing.
Several of you asked for some ideas on article topics. Generally, we say, write on what interests you. However, here are some suggestions:
- Your take on current issues, for example, BNP conceding to allow ethnic minority members, or the continuing saga on MP expenses, to.. have we forgotten about the banks (as Goldman Sachs have trebled their profits). Or do a review of some of the week’s hot topics to give readers a summary.
- Sport- what’s the latest from any sport - to reviews of any kind (books, music, fashion, films etc),
- Features on individuals- it could be a cab driver or someone fighting a disease or doing something worth celebrating, or on pressure to conform eg young girls and size zero. The idea is to let readers get an insight into someone’s life and life experience- to inform us, warm us, or make us shudder into action.
- Review or feature on new talent.
- Investigative journalism – do you / anyone you know want to do some research pieces. We have issues that we’d like investigated. Also, if someone mentions a scam or on the receiving end of a wholly unfair outcome, lets highlight it to our readership, and do some researching on it.
Would anyone like to:
- Start a student / graduate section to the newspaper? News and positive stories from around UK universities, which business and individuals should also see to challenge negative media portrayal.
- Start contacting graduate employers asking about their community involvement and do an interview with them? The idea is that as the paper grows, those who get coverage are those who do the most- which isn’t the amount of money spent, it is what they do in relation to their resources. Corporate social responsibility is a key question asked by students, and what better guide for students than what you report.
Drop us a mail or call us on (Penny – 07811 409 954 / Ash - 07984 817 067) about these, or other ideas. And do let others know who may get involved in the paper.
Freshies News.
FreshTies Literacy Project launches - Primary School to win £300 worth of books.
FreshTies is running a competition to launch a pilot community project to encourage businesses and individuals via our online ishare to respond to requests to listen to children read in primary schools. It also rams home our ethos that money can’t do what people can. Macmillan Children's books have donated the prize, and it’s supported by Nottingham University, Experian and Trent FM. We’ll then roll it out to other regions. Do you think students would like to become volunteer readers in their area? Let us know as we could develop this project further.
FreshTies opens office in Cardiff.
Our new office in Cardiff is about to open. We’re moving in and faced the usual teething problems… but we’re grown up about it… all staff tantrums were dealt with by our full time therapist! Seriously though, our Cardiff office will be the HQ to link in with our partners and projects around the UK, and to grow the newspaper. The first print copy of The Fresh Outlook will be a ‘supplement’ focusing on study and careers- around 20,000 copies to go around Cardiff. This will later extend for other regions.
Help Spread the word about FreshTies / The Fresh Outlook.
Please tell your friends, lecturers, colleagues, students Union, parents and in fact everyone you meet about FreshTies.
- Ask people you know to join our weekly good news alert- including yourself.
- Tell friends that they can also write for us.
Any questions or comments? Do get in touch.
Penny Ritson
Media Manager
FreshTies
07811 409954, penny@freshties.com
