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It seems people are confused about when we are doing our next MA TV news afternoon. 

There are two more coming up, on 8 and 15 February. 

Sorry if I confused you.

Richard 

I will be calling a meeting in a few days for the selection of students who said they would take up our offer of help to secure a BBC placement.

In the meantime if this applies to you, would you please start thinking about choosing where and when you want to go. A good time to go might be after the exams, or later in the summer. Don't choose during the Easter holidays as many students want to go then. Your preferred option may be a regional newsroom near your home. 

You will need to provide the BBC three choices and two alternative dates. 

Briefing for the radio news day will be 0940 in the undergraduate newsroom on Wednesday morning. 

A Team

Editor Richard Pendry

Production editor Matthew Charles

Team One

Editor Pete Brown

Presenter Danielle Morris

Frances Acquaah

Anthony Dunkley

Jess Fleigh

Huw Jenkins

Drew Mark

Scott Mitchell

Tom Rowse

Tania Steere

Jon Stone

Agatha Yuen

Team Two

Editor Alex Maitland

Presenter Harley Tamplin

Jay Akbar

Ferouz Berhe

Michele Donnelly

Nick Duffy

Oprah Flash

Clare Freeman

Dwayne Gordon-Harris

James Mullan

Tiia Mustonen

Raja Iskander

Here's a top BBC man offering a short "internship" to the children of the priviliged elite, for cash. It is alleged that this is in breach of BBC rules.   

The new deadline for Year Two's piece is later, at 4pm on Monday 10 October. 

Would students please check out kit from Gerardo next Monday?

I will hold a brief revision class tomorrow in the MA newsroom, for the Convergent Stage 3 exam, at 1pm.

Richard

 To confirm, the deadline for first years to submit the portfolios is Friday, 5pm.

This might interest third year and MA students. There are offering £400 prizes, plus work experience.  

Details follow, as we received them: 

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt arrives at the University of Kent to discuss his plans for local television.

Meeting him are MP for Chatham and Aylesford Tracey Crouch and Professor Tim Luckhurst from the Centre for Journalism.

Footage filmed by first year CFJ student Tom Rowse.