Journalism & PR at Sunderland

Live Chat Today: How Do I Break into Journalism?

By Kevin Overbury ⋅ March 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Okay it’s American, but could just be useful. At the Poynter Institute (a very useful journalism resource), Joe Grimm and Colleen Eddy, director of Poynter’s Career Center, are hosting a live chat at 6pm tonight (Tues) about how to get your journalism career started. During the chat, Grimm and Eddy will address this topic and [...]

Damned United?

By John Price ⋅ March 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

A reminder that sports journalist John Wray is visiting university tomorrow to talk to students.
John now runs his own freelance sports agency and has covered Leeds United since the days of Don Revie.
Sports journalism students are attending the talk as part of their modules – but all are welcome.
Day: Tuesday, March 31
Time: 1pm
Room: Reg Vardy [...]

What next? MA Public Relations?

By PhilipYoungAdmin ⋅ March 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Have you thought about working in public relations? Many of the skills gained by journalism students graduating in summer can be an excellent launch pad for a career PR. From September Sunderland will offer an MA in Public Relations aimed at helping media graduates learn the skills and understanding needed to succeed in this still-bouyant [...]

Media Research Conference today

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ March 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Today the Centre for Research in Media & Cultural Studies hosts an open-to-all research event in the Media Centre starting at 1pm. As well as fantastic guest speakers from around the UK, it’s also your chance to hear from three of our own lecturers and researchers on their current work.
You can come to all of [...]

Alistair Robinson launches new book tonight

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ March 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The Sunderland launch of journalism lecturer Alistair Robinson’s poetry collection, Sterograms of the Dead, is tonight at Waterstone’s in The Bridges shopping centre at 6pm.
Ali will be giving a reading from the book and signing copies. If that is not enough of an attraction, there will be wine and nibbles! The event will last about [...]

A bit naive, perhaps!

By Kevin Overbury ⋅ March 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I would have thought the row a few weeks ago over Carol Thatcher’s use of the word golliwog and the subsequent withdrawal of a golliwog-style doll from a shop at the Queen’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk would have made anyone dealing with the public extremely careful about any link with the word, or the [...]

BBC Blast Reporters: summer work placement

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ March 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The BBC are hosting summer placements though BBC Blast for people looking to build their skills in the media. The BBC Blast Reporter scheme is an opportunity for young journalists to learn the tricks of the trade in hands-on work experience that will enable you to build on your skills, providing “fresh and exciting” opportunities, [...]

Magazines in the North East: follow on delicious

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ March 25, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve created a new northeastmagazines tag on delicious for all magazines that I come across in the North East. This might be useful for those looking for work placements, contacts, summer work experience etc.
You can add to the tag whenever you come across magazines by:
1. Having your own delicious account; and
2. Tagging as for:AlexLockwoodresearch
This then [...]

Iterative journalism, iterative teaching (esp. for MAC238ers)

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ March 24, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

If you’re doing MAC238, please read this post. If you’re not, feel free to read it anyway.
Last week I got an email from one of the module students. It was feedback on the module I run – MAC238, Magazine Writing – saying that there was a general feeling that the leap from reviewing to writing [...]

CollegeJourn comes to Europe – take part

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ March 19, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

The widely respected #CollegeJourn is coming to Europe thanks to a Sunderland student. #CollegeJourn was established as the real-time online discussion for members of the college journalism community in the US. It runs in the early hours of Monday mornings, which often stops people from this side of the Atlantic attending.
So our own Josh Halliday, [...]

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