Building for the future
September 1, 2010 – 6:30 am | No Comment

Newspaper journalism student Alan White is the latest graduate to celebrate landing a job. Alan is joining Wates as a desktop publisher. He’ll be based in south Manchester to work on a range of projects for the building giant.

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Departments combine for studio sessions
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Departments combine for studio sessions

The departments of Journalism and Technology are playing to their respective strengths by producing two studio-based programmes combining the technical and creative skills of technology students with the editorial and presentational skills of journalism students.
TV …

Journalism students aim for digital TV prize
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Journalism students aim for digital TV prize

Our digitally-minded students have been asked to provide multimedia content for a new government-funded interactive website and digital TV channel.
Aimed at 13-19 year-olds, epal.tv will be launched in June 2004 and will provide confidential …

MA in Magazine Journalism is validated
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Prestonís ground-breaking Masters degree in Magazine Journalism has been validated to start this September.
The MA Magazine Journalism, the first postgraduate magazine Masters degree to be offered north of Cardiff, was described as an innovative …

MA in TV documentary begins to flourish
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
MA in TV documentary begins to flourish

This year see will the first batch of films produced by students on the Department’s new MA in Television Documentary.Documentary is not new to the department. Students from The BA (hons) Journalism course have been …

Students given TV news masterclass
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Broadcast journalism students have been treated to a masterclass in news presentation by well known BBC television news presenter Martin Henfield.The former front man of the BBC Northwest Tonight programme spent a day with the …

Modernisation plan put to Editors
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Modernisation plan put to Editors

Winds of change blowing through journalism education and training reached the Department when new NCTJ chief executive Joanne Butcher spoke of modernisation at a meeting of the Society of Editors in the Greenbank Building
She addressed key issues …

Region’s top journalists visit Department
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

The Department of Journalism was host to some of the regionís top journalists this week to discuss the future of journalism training.
Joanne Butcher, the chief executive of the National Council for the Training of …

Graduate returns for the ëNewsbeat’ challenge
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Graduate returns for the ëNewsbeat’ challenge

Broadcast journalism students are again being given the chance to work at BBC Radio 1 this Easter. The Department is one of just three in the country to be offered placements by ‘Newsbeat’.  For the last …

International Journalism arrives
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
International Journalism arrives

Journalism is becoming increasingly international. And so is the Department.Two new courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level are being developed for students who wish to study and explore journalism internationally and in different national settings.MA …

New Station Manager for Frequency
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
New Station Manager for Frequency

Second year BA (Hons) Journalism student Emily Bull has just been appointed the new Station Manager of UCLanís student radio station – Frequency 1350AM. The station is to be relaunched on February 26 after two …