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 …
Read the full story »Visiting Fleet Street’s past and present
Postgraduate and magazine newspaper journalism students have had a taste of Fleet Street and the chance to meet one of their predecessors. The group met uclan alumnus Alexandra McGowan at the News of the World and was given a tour of the paper by managing editor Paul Nicholas who also took time out to talk about popular journalism.
Success for England Down Under – and for Ian!
England’s cricketing triumphs in Australia have been chronicled by a reporter who, less than three years ago, was still learning his trade at the University of Central Lancashire.
Ian Baker is the Daily Star’s man on …
uclan to host major BBC conference
The School of Journalism, Media and Communication is hosting next year’s BBC North Developing Talent conference. The one-day conference on 2 March 2011 will feature a keynote speech by Peter Salmon, the corporation’s Director North who is charged with overseeing the broadcaster’s move to Media City, workshops and an awards ceremony designed to highlight some of the most promising student work from the region.
From student to web entreprenuer
A former uclan newspaper journalism has turned entrepreneur and set up his own digital media company.
JDG Media is brainchild of James Gordon and his company specialises in servicing sports clubs by offering media officer-type services, including website and programme content, social media management and marketing consultancy.
Preston links with Tampere in multimedia project
Postgraduate students from the University of Central Lancashire have teamed with a Finnish university and Newelo a Nokia spin-off company for an ambitious European multimedia journalism project. They produced two newspapers, aptly called The Hotpot, a rich media website complemented by a series of radio and TV bulletins on their first cross platform pan-European mobile news week.
Mel Nichols enthrals UCLan students
UCLan students were treated to a master class in Magazinecraft by visiting industry expert Mel Nichols.
Mr Nichols kept his audience enraptured for four hours as he took students from the university’s magazine journalism and publishing …
Reporting mental health
Award-winning journalist Mary O’Hara, gave postgraduate newspaper journalism students a fascinating insight into reporting of mental illnesses, writes Andy Halls.
Excellence award for Megan
Megan Jorsh a former student on uclan’s postgraduate newspaper journalism course has received a national award for feature writing. Twenty-six-year-old Megan, who is a reporter and feature writer with the News & Star in Carlisle was presented with the award by the National Council for the Training of Journalists in Glasgow .
Delhi visit a great experience, say students
Preston journalism students say a visit to the Commonwealth Games in India has massively enhanced their understanding of both sport and sports journalism.
Four undergraduates on the University of Central Lancashire’s Sports Journalism course travelled to …
Radio sports team triumphs
Students from UCLan’s journalism department conquered technical difficulties and wet weather to deliver a three-hour live radio sports show.
The students, all in the final year of the university’s Sports Journalism course, produced a show which featured …
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