Katie Price meets a UCLan protege
January 20, 2012 – 9:39 am | No Comment

Jessica Nightingale was star struck when she met celebrity Katie Price at a London photo call. “Honestly I really couldn’t believe my luck. It was so exciting. It was fantastic when I first saw her. I did feel star struck and had to pinch myself. I couldn’t actually believe I was there to interview her,” said the third year newspaper journalism student.

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See it for yourself on Saturday April 9
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Applicants who have received an offer to study one of our courses have the chance to visit the Department on our final Applicant Day.
The Applicant Day, on Saturday April 9, gives applicants the chance to meet staff, check …

Graduate rules the radio waves in Oz
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Graduate rules the radio waves in Oz

If you’re ever in Australia or New Zealand and you hear radio news reports from the UK, chances are they’re coming from our former student Enda Brady.
Since completing a BA (Hons) Journalism course here in …

News award for journalism students
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Journalism students who have stories published in the Lancashire Evening Post have the chance to win a £300 prize.
The paper has launched launch an annual journalism award to mark the anniversary of the death of …

Telegraph’s football correspondent speaks
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Telegraph’s football correspondent speaks

He knows most of the countryís famous footballers. Heís had stormy relationships with a number of England managers. Heís mates with David Beckham. Heís Henry Winter from the Daily Telegraph.
Henry came to talk to students …

Sun reporter shares success secrets
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Sun reporter shares success secrets

One of the countryís top journalists dropped in to share his Fleet Street experiences with the Departmentís students.
John Kay, chief reporter on The Sun gave third year BA (Hons) Journalism students pointers on everything from …

The wonderful world of customer magazines
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
The wonderful world of customer magazines

The recently appointed commercial director of publishers Highbury House gave MA Magazine Journalism students a valuable insight into customer magazines.
Mark Lonerganís periodicals background is different to many of previous guest speakers. He said: “Iím not …

Children in Need 5-a-side tournament
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Children in Need 5-a-side tournament

More than £150 has been raised for Children in Need in a 5-a-side tournament organised by students from the Department.
Postgraduate Newspaper Journalism student Jade Wright, ably assisted by Marie Burchill, organised the event at Tulketh …

Society of Editors given Department briefing
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

North west editors have been briefed on the Departmentís plans for the future.
Regional members of the Society of Editors (SoE) heard the news at one of their regular meetings at the Department.
Head of Department Mike …

Granada’s Head of News gives TV tips
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Granada’s Head of News gives TV tips

Students from the Department were given tips on how to succeed in TV when Granadaís Head of News returned to the place where he started out in journalism.
A graduate of the Departmentís Postgraduate Diploma in …

Telegraph’s football correspondent to visit
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

When David Beckham wanted to tell the world why he had deliberately got booked he spoke to Henry Winter. Now Henry is doing some speaking of his own, to students at the University.
Henry, the football …