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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Graduate heads for Madrid
November 2, 2009 – 8:58 am | No Comment
Graduate heads for Madrid

Sports Journalism graduate Sadhbh O’Shea is off to Madrid after winning a place on Eurosport’s Multimedia Masters prograduate programme. 
Sadhbh will spend six months studying in the Spanish capital before undertaking three months on placement in one …

John goes to Wembley!
October 9, 2009 – 9:37 am | No Comment
John goes to Wembley!

UCLan Sports Journalism graduate John Hill won the Rugby Football League’s competition to find the best student rugby league reporter.

Media management students: starting out
September 15, 2009 – 8:39 am | No Comment
Media management students: starting out

CHINESE students have been welcomed to Preston for the first time – onto their second year of BA Hons Media Management course.

High speeds, Low moments
June 17, 2009 – 6:50 am | No Comment
High speeds, Low moments

Charlie Lambert ponders on commentary above and beyond the call of duty and the challenge of presenting the winners garland in his last post from the TT

Mark Lawrenson: Football pundit comes to UCLan
June 5, 2009 – 8:04 am | No Comment
Mark Lawrenson: Football pundit comes to UCLan

UCLan honorary fellow and former Liverpool great Mark Lawrenson is visiting UCLan to share his nsights into his early years playing for his hometown club of Preston North End, being an integral part of the successful Liverpool team during the 1980s and his international career playing for the Republic of Ireland.

Former journalism students celebrate at Sony Awards 2009
May 13, 2009 – 7:50 am | No Comment
Former journalism students celebrate at Sony Awards 2009

Six alumni of the University of Central Lancashire’s division of Journalism have been rewarded for their efforts in a national awards ceremony. The recent graduates all scooped their awards and nominations at the recent Sony Awards 2009 in London.

50 years of journalism at UCLan
May 10, 2009 – 7:54 am | No Comment
50 years of journalism at UCLan

A BAFTA-winning journalist has been reunited with former tutors and students to help celebrate 50 years of journalism at UCLan.
Richard Frediani, Head of News at ITV Granada, studied on UCLan’s Postgraduate Diploma in Radio and …

Sports Journalism scores with the BJTC
May 5, 2009 – 7:58 am | No Comment

The Sports Journalism BA (Hons) course from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has become the first undergraduate sports journalism degree in the UK to receive full accreditation from the Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC).
The …

Graduate third in country to pass new subbing exam
April 21, 2008 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Graduate third in country to pass new subbing exam

A UCLan journalism graduate has become just the third person in the country to pass the NCTJ’s new NCE for sub-editors. Jenny Minard of The Bolton News passed on her first attempt after completing the preliminary sub-editing certificate in July last year.

Mixing with the stars
March 1, 2008 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Mixing with the stars

A UCLan BA Journalism graduate has been mixing with the stars on some of the country’s most popular reality TV shows.
Tim Wagg, 23, who graduated in 2007, is working for Birmingham-based production company Maverick TV …