Top commentators visit Sports Journalists

Two of sport’s leading TV commentators visited UCLan to meet students on the broadcast route of the Sports Journalism course.
Eddie Hemmings of Sky Sports took time out from his preparations for the big rugby league …

BBC supremo debates “fast” versus “slow” news

Kevin Marsh, head of the BBC College of Journalism delivers the latest Harris Lecture on journalism. The former editor of BBC Radio Four’s Today programme will ask whether the obsession of speed over analysis is destroying the quality of journalism. Everyone is welcome to attend his lecture at 1315 on 16 February in the Adelphi Lecture Theatre.

From student to web entreprenuer

A former uclan newspaper journalism has turned entrepreneur and set up his own digital media company.

JDG Media is brainchild of James Gordon and his company specialises in servicing sports clubs by offering media officer-type services, including website and programme content, social media management and marketing consultancy.

Job success for journalism students

A group of uclan journalism students have won jobs with top media organisations even before graduating this summer. Ben Winstanley on the postgraduate newspaper journalism course beat off stiff competition to win a place on the Daily Mail’s scheme for trainee subs. Fellow postgrad Rhianne Pope joins the Oxford Mail as a cub reporter.

Top sports writer visits UCLan

David Conn, the Guardian’s leading writer on the business and finance of sport, visited the university to speak to students on the Sports Journalism course.

High speeds, Low moments

Charlie Lambert ponders on commentary above and beyond the call of duty and the challenge of presenting the winners garland in his last post from the TT

Mark Lawrenson: Football pundit comes to UCLan

UCLan honorary fellow and former Liverpool great Mark Lawrenson is visiting UCLan to share his nsights into his early years playing for his hometown club of Preston North End, being an integral part of the successful Liverpool team during the 1980s and his international career playing for the Republic of Ireland.

Sports Journalism scores with the BJTC

The Sports Journalism BA (Hons) course from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has become the first undergraduate sports journalism degree in the UK to receive full accreditation from the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC).
The …