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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Students make fresher video guides with Evening Post
September 17, 2007 – 11:29 am | No Comment
Students make fresher video guides with Evening Post

Freshers have been given a glimpse at life at university before they arrive – thanks to a series of videos made with journalism students.

Department improves broadcast facilities
September 11, 2007 – 9:12 am | No Comment

The Department of Journalism has been awarded over £8,500 in funding to upgrade its broadcast teaching equipment.
The money will be used to add a ìblue screenî to the television studio and …

Sports graduates get top industry jobs
September 5, 2007 – 11:42 am | No Comment
Sports graduates get top industry jobs

Only months after the first graduate, Emma Pickles, was offered a job as a Communications Officer with the national governing body for athletics, other students are now working as journalists or for the press offices of some of the country’s top football clubs. She isnt the only one. A number of our students are snapping up jobs.

Sports graduates get top industry jobs
September 4, 2007 – 9:43 am | No Comment
Sports graduates get top industry jobs

The first cohort of Sports Journalism graduates from UCLan are already snapping up jobs within the industry.
Only months after the first graduate, Emma Pickles, was offered a job with the national governing …

How a year in Preston got me into media whirlwind
August 21, 2007 – 3:13 pm | No Comment

Less than a year after graduating Tomasz Dominiak has gone onto work for the largest publisher of regional daily newspapers in Poland.
Tomasz, who left UCLan in 2006 with an MA International Journalism, …

Graduate establishes dedicated Football League website
August 9, 2007 – 9:41 am | No Comment

A department graduate has set up a website providing detailed analysis of games in the Football League.
Mike Holden, who graduated with a degree in Journalism in 2005, recently launched his site www.fillyourboots.co.uk …

Professor invited to join Research Council
August 2, 2007 – 11:48 am | No Comment
Professor invited to join Research Council

Professor Jane Singer has been invited to become a Peer Review College member of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC).
The AHRC was established in 2005 and has an annual …

Covering the Tour De France
July 26, 2007 – 10:01 am | No Comment

A former online journalism student and cycling enthusiast has combined work with a long time hobby by covering the Tour De France for Cycling Weekly magazine.
Simon Smythe is a sub editor for …

Student returns from working at Airbus
July 16, 2007 – 9:06 am | No Comment

When Anthony Monks went on his Public Relations placement to Airbus at Broughton, near Chester, he knew his duties would be many and various.
But he didnít expect to be shoe-shine boy to …

Former students win awards at regional newspaper event
July 13, 2007 – 4:14 pm | No Comment
Former students win awards at regional newspaper event

Two former students have received awards at a North West Newspaper event.
Jennifer Hollamby, who now works for the Oldham Chronicle, was named Young Journalist of the Year and Stef Hall from the …