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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Newspaper Journalism student interviews Jack Straw
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Postgraduate newspaper journalism student Jan Harwood has notched up another political interview.
Jan quizzed Justice Minister Jack Straw about youth crime and what can be done to help the young.
The …

Co-op group awards MA students through writing competition
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Co-op group awards MA students through writing competition

The Co-Operative group has handed out £1000 to UCLan MA Magazine students through a writing competition in conjunction with the Co-op News.
Students were invited to submit a 750-word feature to appear in …

ITV news jobs for recent postgraduates
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | No Comment
ITV news jobs for recent postgraduates

Two former postgraduate broadcast students have landed television news jobs less than two years after finishing their course.
Hannah Lomas and Lucy Watson both work for ITV regional news. Hannah is a …

Communication Research in Africa
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Communication Research in Africa

An applied communication researcher has begun a collaborative project focused on research for development in Africa.
Julia Jahansoozi will collaborate with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) which is one of Africa’s …

Sun sports sub-editor returns to UCLan
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Sun sports sub-editor returns to UCLan

Sun sports sub-editor Dean Scoggins gave undergraduate journalists a taste of Fleet Street.
During a whistle stop tour the UCLan graduate gave a few valuable pointers to third year students about subbing and …

Students short-listed for national PR award
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | One Comment
Students short-listed for national PR award

Two public relations student have been short-listed for a national Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) award.
Sarah Burnham, a second year BA (Hons) Public Relations and Business student and first year PR …

Project to build Indian and Kenyan research systems
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | No Comment

Applied Communication researchers have teamed up with European colleagues to support the research systems of India and Kenya.
As part of Framework 7, the European Union’s programme for research that aims to increase …

Student made editor of rugby league magazine
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Student made editor of rugby league magazine

Last Tackle website editor and journalism student James Gordon has been named as the editor of a new rugby league magazine.
Code 13 magazine launched this month and sold over 1,000 copies of …

Sports Journalism debate has worldwide impact on media stage
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Sports Journalism debate has worldwide impact on media stage

Sports journalists must safeguard their freedom against large sporting bodies if objective coverage of sporting events is to be maintained.
That was the claim of a ground breaking forum recently held at the …

Placement leads to ideal job
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 am | No Comment
Placement leads to ideal job

A student has been offered her dream job on the back of her work placement at the UK’s leading female website FemaleFirst.
Ruth Harrison will work as a travel writer for the website …