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March 15, 2012 – 3:19 am |

Journalism and the Internet have a complicated relationship. While opening up the world to news content and sources it has been blamed for much of the decline in revenues at news organisations. Project MADE from …

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MA in TV documentary begins to flourish

January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am |
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 |

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 |
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 |

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 |
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 |
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 |
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 …

Publishing legend supports new course

January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am |
Publishing legend supports new course

Publishing legend Sally OíSullivan has thrown her valuable support behind the Departmentís new MA in Magazine Journalism.And itís not just another media course. The former editor of Harpers and Queen, She, Good Housekeeping and Homes …

Cash Grant for new TV facilities.

January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am |
Cash Grant for new TV facilities.

Aging cameras in the Department’s TV studios are to be replaced after winning a joint bid for £137 000. Partners in Technology and Computing also stand to gain from vastly improved TV facilities across the …

UCLan students excel in NCTJ exams

January 1, 2007 – 12:00 am |

Students from the University of Central Lancashire have scored a major success in this yearís NCTJ examinations.They out performed all but one other university to finish a close second in this year’s league table of …