Preston gets hyperlocal news site
March 9, 2010 – 6:12 am | No Comment

Two student journalists are launching a hyperlocal news site in Preston later this month. The site www.mypreston.com is brainchild of second year Andy Halls and Joseph Stashko who is in his first year.

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October 3, 2006 – 11:42 am | No Comment

University Challenged Questions
Your starter for 10, university questions: Who opened the Greenbank building? (Sir Tom Finny)
1) Who is the Dean of Lancashire Business School? (David Hamblin) …

Eggheads or Weakest Links?
October 3, 2006 – 11:26 am | No Comment

New public relations students were put to the test during Freshersí Week with University Challenged, the ultimate general knowledge quiz.
Two teams of four from the Division of Applied Communication took over the …

Get your work printed in the Lancashire Evening Post
October 2, 2006 – 10:14 am | No Comment

The Lancashire Evening Post offers journalism students the chance to keep ahead of the rat pack by getting their stories in print.
The Students Today page is a showcase for your writing talent …

Sports Journalism students get behind the scenes at Blackburn Rovers
September 28, 2006 – 10:24 am | No Comment

Journalism students at UCLan are to tour the media operation at one of the country’s top football clubs.
Premiership club Blackburn Rovers, who are also competing in the UEFA Cup this season, will …

Top sports names to help with new PR module
September 26, 2006 – 4:27 pm | No Comment

Top names from sport communication are set to head for UCLan over the next three months to help in an exciting new Public Relations module.
The Sport Public Relations module, which is being …

Winners and nominees at two award ceremonies
September 22, 2006 – 1:53 pm | No Comment
Winners and nominees at two award ceremonies

The journalism department has kicked off the academic year with wins and nominations in two national awards in one week.
Broadcast journalism graduates picked up first, second and third prizes in the TV …

Public Relations placement year option
September 22, 2006 – 10:43 am | No Comment

The Division of Applied Communication at UCLan has responded to student feedback and now offers students an optional 48-week industry placement.
Previously the placement year had been a compulsory element of the award-winning …

Welcome to new undergraduate students
September 20, 2006 – 4:37 pm | No Comment
Welcome to new undergraduate students

UCLanís Applied Communication lecturers have welcomed this yearís new students on their first day at university at the start of Freshersí week.
The new undergraduates are studying a range of BA Honours courses …

New Pluto editor wants you on board
September 14, 2006 – 4:21 pm | No Comment
New Pluto editor wants you on board

Plutoís new editor, Journalism graduate Nick Hodder, is asking everyone to get involved with the popular Student Union (SU) newspaper.
After being elected as Communications Officer for the SU, Nick also oversees student …

What it’s really like to be a broadcast journalist
September 7, 2006 – 1:21 pm | No Comment
What it’s really like to be a broadcast journalist

UK Journalism shadowed a Rock FM journalist for a day to find out what itís really like on the jobÖ
Michael Billington has worked at local commercial radio station Rock FM since February 2006 …