Neil Arun didn’t want to miss a rare but risky opportunity to embed with an Iraqi police unit, hunting members of al Qaeda. But his employers -- responsible for Neil’s security -- weren’t happy. This film by Richard Pendry nvestigates how a frontline journalist balances risk and reward.
Our new MA programme teaches multimedia journalism to graduates who are determined to pursue a career in the news industry. You learn to report for newspapers, websites, radio and television in a live newsroom environment. Using state of the art technology and working to real deadlines, you produce output across all of the media platforms. Your tutors are award-winning journalists with decades of frontline experience in national and international news. Every day starts with editorial conference and the programme balances intense focus on journalism as practical reality with intense academic study and reflection.
It's a one-year programme, starting in September. There are taught and research options available. We are also proud to introduce the Daily Mail Scholarship, which will be awarded to each year's most gifted student. We may also be able to find other ways to help with your funding.
We're looking for students with a minimum 2.1 or equivalent in a relevant academic subject (eg, politics, history, English, international relations) and demonstrable interest in and aptitude for journalism. Suitably qualified applicants will be invited for interview and will be required to sit an entrance test. In certain circumstances the Centre will consider candidates who have not followed a conventional education path. These cases are assessed individually by the Head of Centre and/or the Director of Learning and Teaching and the Director of Research.
For more detailed information, including notes on funding, see the Centre for Journalism's pages on the Unversity of Kent's main web site.
