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SKY PLACEMENTS

SKY is able to offer a limited number of editorial placements at the SKY NEWS CENTRE in west London to talented students on courses aged 18 or over who wish to make a career in broadcast or online journalism.
The scheme is open to first degree students and post-graduates determined to work in the industry.
Placements can be arranged in various programme areas at the Sky News Centre at Osterley, and in related areas listed below on the Sky site. There are also rare opportunities in regional bureaux.

I am looking for someone who wants to help me edit my film from Iraq. It follows reporters working in Baghdad, Falluja and the Kurdish autonomous area as they work on a story and looks at current reporting practices in areas of conflict.

Initially the work is to transcribe and assemble interviews. There may be a chance to work on sequences, structure and voice over as well.

This could be a good piece to show potential employers and places at which you want to do work experience.

Richard

Next Monday afternoon, Michael Bukht will have a conversation with you on how commercial radio bulletins are constructed. Michael will look in particular at Monday’s bulletins from LBC and Classic and how they compare to those on Today. You can read about Micheal here. He is great, and you will get a lot out of this class so please everyone, make sure you are here for this.  

1.Tim would like you to listen to the Today programme between 7.30 and 8am on Monday morning. As before, make a note of everyone who speaks and identify which radio device is being used: live interview, recorded interview, package and so on. Tim will deconstruct why it was put together the way you hear that morning. As before, this exercise will only work if you have listened to that half hour of the programme.

2.He will also look at how to set up interviews, book in guests and do briefing sheets for the presenter.

I am looking for three first years to shoot Mark Thompson tomorrow. Also, someone to cut something quickly late Wednesday night or first thing Thursday morning for our site and wider distribution.

Please let me know.

Understanding Radio

In preparation for Wednesday's class on the Principles and Practice of 
Convergent Journalism, please listen to both of these programmes/programme segments.

The entire edition of The World Tonight, Tuesday 3 March, 2200 – 2240, BBC Radio 4. BBC Radio 4 can be found at 92-94 FM in Medway, on digital and online.
The Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 5 Live between 0800 and 0830 on Wednesday morning. 5 Live is on 909 and 693 MW, on digital and online.

This commercial radio station in Surrey is looking for student journalists to help them out with their election coverage. They are based in Guildford. Election nights are exciting to cover, so this could be another work experience good opportunity.

Contact Jim Latham at the BJTC if you want to do this. His email is sec@bjtc.org.uk and just drop Jim a note saying why you want to do it and what your skills are.

The BJTC and BBC run a scheme for students to do work experience in local and national radio and TV, including BBC South East.

Take a look at details of what is on offer, and what they are looking for, https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/fe/tpl_bbc03.asp?newms=jj&id=29606).">here.

Second year students who think they are ready for this should register online and clear their application through a member of staff.

No spelling mistakes, be clear about what you have to offer and include a couple of ideas for stories.

As you know, on Friday first years will be making some more radio news programmes. Please everyone come to conference tomorrow, Thursday, and we will tell you who the editors are and how the day will be structured. Editors will be running their own conferences tomorrow and Friday, so everyone needs to come with ideas that may work on the day.