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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Good ideas? They’re cheap…
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Good ideas? They’re cheap…

When potential student James Bentley asked the features editor of a well-known lifestyle magazine if it was worthwhile doing our MA in Magazine Journalism, he was told that editors are much more impressed by good …

Communications role for Carly
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Communications role for Carly

Third year BA (Hons) Journalism student student Carly Brinkman has been elected as next yearís Communications Officer, and from June, she will be in charge of Pluto, Frequency 1350am and the university website.
Carly, 21, …

Radio graduate turns guest lecturer
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Radio graduate turns guest lecturer

Students were in for a treat last week when broadcast journalism graduate Jodie Campbell swapped the radio studio for the classroom.
Jodie is a freelance broadcast journalist at Radio Merseyside. She learnt the craft studying journalism, film …

BBC ethics man visits Department
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
BBC ethics man visits Department

Broadcast journalism students spent a day discussing journalism ethics in depth when BBC editorial policy advisor Roger Mahony dropped in.
The former series editor of BBC Radio 4ís You and Yours came to talk to …

UK Progress shortlisted for top industry award
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
UK Progress shortlisted for top industry award

UK Progress, the Preston-based public relations consultancy that is run by UCLan students, has been shortlisted for an Institute of Public Relations Excellence Award.
It is the first time that any university has been recognised …

Students seize TV star opportunity
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Journalism students had a brush with fame when they interviewed Footballersí Wives star Peter Ash and other top TV stars.
First years Jenny Minard, Jacqui Meddings and Phil Smith seized the opportunity when the actors …

Dog-tastic Streets of London
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Dog-tastic Streets of London

Broadcast journalism lecturer Andrew Edwards ran the London Marathon ñ wearing ears and a tail. 
Andrew works part-time in the department teaching radio.  His other job is presenting the breakfast show at BBC Radio Leeds.  …

MA Online Journalism graduate makes it big
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment
MA Online Journalism graduate makes it big

Reporting on the Hong Kong Triads, shadowing the Macedonian military and mingling with ex-CIA officers… enter the world of former MA Online Journalism student Ann Rogers.
After graduating from Preston in 2001, Ann landed a dream job …

NCTJ gives green light to Magazine MA
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

The Departmentís new MA in Magazine Journalism has joined the in-crowd of newspaper training at UCLan.
The National Council for the Training of Journalists is extending provisional accreditation for its preliminary exams to the Magazine Masters …

Independent on Sunday Fellowship launched
January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Graduates from the Department of Journalism will get the opportunity to work at the Independent on Sunday, in a new scheme unveiled this week.
The newspaper and the department have come together to develop a structured …