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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News at Ten… years-old
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
News at Ten… years-old

Local schoolchildren became broadcast journalists for the day when they visited the Department to learn about TV and radio journalism.
Year six pupils from St Francis Catholic Primary School, in Hill Chapel, Goosnargh, spent the morning getting to …

Geoff Elliott becomes a CBE
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Former Head of the Department Geoff Elliott has been made a CBE for services to journalism in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
The 59-year-old former newspaper editor retired last year, after three years as Head of Journalism …

In profile: Phill Huxley
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
In profile: Phill Huxley

Currently on cloud nine after being shortlisted for the Press Gazette Student Journalism Awardsí Online Journalist of the Year, MA Online Journalism student Phill Huxley is living the good life for three months at BBC …

Three in running for journalism awards
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Three in running for journalism awards

Hopes are high for three of the Departmentís students who have been shortlisted for Press Gazette Student Journalism Awards.
Postgraduates Nick Owens, Robert Dearden and Phill Huxley have been invited to the awards ceremony at The Brewery …

TV students land SKY digital contract
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
TV students land SKY digital contract

They havenít even finished their course yet, but BA (Hons) Journalism students Jo Butler and Jo Kasmir are already climbing the career ladder by filming a programme for SKY digital.
The third year TV journalism students …

BJTC gives our BA the thumbs up
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
BJTC gives our BA the thumbs up

Our flagship BA (Hons) Journalism course has been given a vote of approval by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council.
The BJTC recognises UK broadcast journalism courses and is made up of representatives from the broadcast industry, …

Student reporters to tackle soccer scourge
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Student journalists from all over Europe are invited to join footballers and officials in the growing campaign to kick racism out of the beautiful game.
All 92 English and Welsh clubs have united in the …

Caroline runs Sahara Marathon
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

As a student on the Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism, Caroline Innes is used to running stories. Now she has created one of her own.
Imagine taking part in a marathon in temperatures of 47C. Then …

Department gets BJTC boost
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Department gets BJTC boost

The Departmentís high standards have been praised by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council who have re-accredited our postgraduate broadcast and online journalism courses.
A team from the BJTC spent two days in the Department assessing the …

Diana film-maker joins broadcast team
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

The Department maintains its high standards by only recruiting the best in the journalism business. Meet our new broadcast journalism lecturer Anne ReevellÖ
Anne brings a wealth of broadcast journalism experience to the Department, and with …