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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Graduate gets dream job at Sky News
August 16, 2006 – 2:55 pm | No Comment

A UCLan journalism graduate has been offered a position at Sky News just months after finishing her course.
Kelly Sage, who chose the television route in the final year of her BA (Hons) …

PR student appointed Student Liaison Officer for faculty
August 11, 2006 – 10:53 am | No Comment

A third year Public Relations student has been selected as the Student Liaison Officer for the Lancashire Business School faculty for the next academic year.
Kara McCabe was chosen over students from other …

More success for UCLan journalism students on new sports website
August 9, 2006 – 2:35 pm | No Comment

A second journalism student from UCLan has had his work published on a new USA based online sports magazine.
Second year Sports Journalism student Phil OíNeill approached Atomic Sports Media with a story …

Division to host international PR conference
August 9, 2006 – 10:32 am | No Comment

The division of Applied Communication has been chosen to host an annual international Public Relations conference.
The European Public Relations Education and Research Association (EUPRERA) approved a proposal by the division to host …

Top music Public Relations job for graduate
July 21, 2006 – 9:33 am | No Comment

A graduate has achieved his ambition of working in the music industry by landing a job at a PR company that manages the band Keane.
Jon Lawrence works for a music PR company …

Programme Director nominated for two industry awards
July 17, 2006 – 1:32 pm | No Comment

A Course Director has been nominated for two industry awards for his work on the innovative Journalism Leaders Programme (JLP).
Francois Nel, who is the founding Programme Director of the JLP, was nominated …

Graduate accepts most promising journalism student award
July 13, 2006 – 11:37 am | No Comment

A former student had extra cause for celebration at her graduation when she was handed the most promising journalism student of the year award.
Amanda Smith won the Alan Burgess award that is …

Magazine MA course is approved by leading industry body
July 12, 2006 – 5:03 pm | No Comment

The departmentís Masters in Magazine Journalism has been accredited by the Periodicals Training Council (PTC).
Following a successful visit from Council representatives it has been given full accreditation for the next two years. …

BBC reporter placement for second year student
July 10, 2006 – 2:06 pm | No Comment

A second year journalism student has found success through a BBC scheme aimed at helping young people with an interest in creative arts.
Alex Jackson was ecstatic after being chosen to represent …

Graduate gets dream magazine job
July 5, 2006 – 3:23 pm | No Comment

A graduate has been offered her dream job at one of Britainís top national magazines.
Jacqui Meddings will start work at Sugar magazine as a Features Assistant less than a week after she …