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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Police press commend student crime reporting
November 7, 2006 – 10:03 am | No Comment

Journalism students at UCLan have been praised for their reporting of crime by the Lancashire police press team.
Jane Astle, head of corporate communications, and Liz Riding, press and public relations manager for …

Online graduate is digital journalist for North Wales news group
November 2, 2006 – 3:09 pm | No Comment

A former student has become a Digital Journalist for a North Wales news group.
Dan Owen will work for Daily Post Wales and North Wales weeklies in his new job after spending the …

Reuters journalist advises Chinese UCLan students
November 1, 2006 – 10:18 am | No Comment

Societies need journalists who ask tough questions and hold their leaders to account says a senior Reuters correspondent.
Jim Wolf, a Washington-based journalist who writes on defence matters for the global news agency, …

Division hosts European conference
October 31, 2006 – 4:26 pm | No Comment
Division hosts European conference

The Division has hosted the annual European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) Conference in Carlisle.
The division put in its successful bid to host this conference in 2003 and since 2001 …

Lecturer judges at glitzy magazine awards
October 31, 2006 – 11:40 am | No Comment
Lecturer judges at glitzy magazine awards

A department lecturer enjoyed a real-life taste of magazine glamour last week by playing a vital part in a glittering awards ceremony.
Cathy Darby, course leader for UCLanís pioneering Masters in Magazine Journalism, …

Multimedia whiz visits magazine students
October 30, 2006 – 1:56 pm | No Comment

Multimedia whiz Jessany Marsden has visited postgraduate Magazine Journalism students.
She came to lead a workshop on the importance of business-to-business magazines and was responsible for the training and development of 1200 journalists …

Department trains senior journalists to go digital
October 30, 2006 – 12:20 pm | No Comment

Senior journalists from Johnston Press (JP) have received digital training from the department.
Nine JP journalists from the UK and Ireland have spent the last two weeks undergoing intensive training in digital journalism …

Student life blog
October 27, 2006 – 9:38 am | No Comment

A student has set up a blog on her local newspaperís website that provides an insight into university life.
Julie Dudley posted her first blog on the Bolton News website asking if university …

Inside story on local government
October 25, 2006 – 10:38 am | No Comment

Third year print students got the inside story on local government from one of the departmentís own graduates.
Teri Jones, Preston City Councilís senior communications officer and her boss Stephen Parkinson …

Postgraduate secures ITV bursary
October 24, 2006 – 10:13 am | No Comment

A UCLan postgraduate broadcast journalism student has been offered a prestigious bursary award by ITV to fund her study.
Charlotte Boardman is one of only 10 students in the country to be awarded …