assignment

The Marketing team at Kent Business School are in the middle of a rebrand and development of a new website. Part of the changes we're making will be to get more film and student stories on the website, generally trying to show the students view!

I'd like to make 3 films promoting Kent Business School at Medway (UG) and Canterbury (UG and PG)

If you are a Journalism student and would like to pitch for one or more of these projects or would like information please email s.blanchard@kent.ac.uk

First year undergraduates should submit to Anastasia Bakowski's office by 12 Noon on Friday (24/9/10) an essay answering the question: What is journalism for? The essay should be typed and of not more than 500 words and not less than 450 words in length. Suggested reading includes, My Trade by Andrew Marr (Pan Books ),  Journalism, A Very Short Introduction by  Ian Hargreaves (Oxford University Press) and Why Democracies Need an Unlovable Press by Michael Schudson (Polity Press).

The briefing for the online assignment is now published here. The deadline is 1pm, Thursday 9 April.

Please do come and talk to me about the story you plan to do, and I'll be happy to give you some guidance. We'll run through the Vuvox technicalities on  Thursday next week.

For those of you who missed today's lecture, the assignment briefing for your next piece of assessed coursework is now on the site. Check the convergent journalism section of module notes. If there's anything you're not sure about, then do ask. The deadline is 12noon on Thursday 18 December.

If anyone needs a beach-box to interview people/vox-pop or whatever then give me a ring (07533636424) as I don't think there are any left on campus and I doubt we'll have access to Richard's office over the weekend, anyway.

I had such a moment of panic walking home with my camera today, when I thought 'did I press record at the start of that conversation'? When Jaak and I were Vox Popping in the first couple of weeks we lost a whole interview cuz we hadn't pressed record, luckily I had today.

I just thought I'd say to everyone: take your time when you're setting up for your interviews, because one little mistake like that could lose you so much work.

Good luck everybody! (sorry I didn't come for fireworks tonight, I had to do that summary for Ken. Last minute as ever...)

For all of you working on your video news package assignment, I thought it might be worth giving you some guidance on where you need to be in the process. By the start of the teaching session on Monday you ideally should have nailed your interviews and know what your story is. Finding the focus of your story is the key now. There won't be a lot of point in spending time getting GVs until you've done this - they can always be added later. If you haven't got that focus yet, come and see me or Richard and we'll be happy to give some guidance on where to look and who to call.