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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Johnston Press Chair wins ethics award
June 5, 2007 – 1:51 pm | No Comment

The Johnston Press Chair in Digital Journalism, Professor Jane Singer, has won an award for an article she wrote on the role of journalists’ in new media.
The Clifford G. Christians Ethics …

Former student joins Manchester TV breakfast show
May 30, 2007 – 10:30 am | No Comment

A former postgraduate student has got a job on a Manchester television news channelís breakfast show immediately after finishing his course.
Gordon Newell is a Journalist and Contents Editor for Channel M, a …

Sports journalism student to work for athletics governing body
May 24, 2007 – 9:26 am | No Comment
Sports journalism student to work for athletics governing body

A student set to graduate from the first sports journalism course at UCLan has already been offered her first job.
Emma Pickles will work as a Communications Officer for UK Athletics, the national …

Former student is head of BAFTA winning news team
May 21, 2007 – 12:44 pm | No Comment
Former student is head of BAFTA winning news team

Granadaís Head of News and former postgraduate student Richard Frediani is celebrating a historic BAFTA win for the ITV regional news programme.
The Granada news team beat BBC’s Ten OíClock News, Channel Four …

Students’ Polish documentary
May 17, 2007 – 10:26 am | No Comment
Students’ Polish documentary

Two final year broadcast students have filmed a documentary in Poland after it was commissioned as part of a university project by Granada.
Simon Turner and Pete Waters pitched their idea to …

Journalism Leader Director to speak at World Editors Forum
May 15, 2007 – 3:13 pm | No Comment

The Journalism Leaders Programme Director, Francois Nel, has been invited to speak at the 14th World Editors Forum in Cape Town.
Francois, who was the first academic to become a member of the …

Student works for US national news channel
May 4, 2007 – 3:28 pm | No Comment
Student works for US national news channel

A broadcast student has spent three weeks working for a US national television news channel in New York.
Bea Asare-Djan made the most of the work placement opportunity on her MA Broadcast Journalism …

Sky Sports masterclass
May 3, 2007 – 9:59 am | No Comment

Third year sports journalism students have been given a privileged insight into the workings of television outside broadcasts.
Eddie Hemmings and Neville Smith from Sky Sports gave a masterclass in commentating, presenting and …

Travelogue update from IstanbulÖ
April 26, 2007 – 3:09 pm | No Comment
Travelogue update from IstanbulÖ

Paul Elmer has returned from the historic city of Istanbul where he worked with researchers and students of public relations.
One result is a joint research project, together with Dr Candan Celik of …

Granadaís Head of News returns after BAFTA nomination
April 24, 2007 – 4:22 pm | No Comment

Head of Granada News and former postgraduate student Richard Frediani has returned to UCLan after the regional news programme was nominated for a BAFTA award.
Richard, who graduated from UCLan in 1990 with …