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Guardian journalism competition

By John Price ⋅ April 29, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Write a story for The Guardian and you could win a trip to Africa.
Students are being asked to submit a 650-1000 word story about an aspect of global poverty. The deadline is June 22.
The best stories will be published online and 16 finalists will be flown to Africa or Asia to research stories to [...]

Win a Flip camcorder: Sunderland survey

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ April 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome back, and welcome to the 2nd most important survey of the year. The University and the Students’ Union want your opinions about your experience here at University. The information will help students like you get the most out of your time here by identifying ways in which the student experience can be improved.
Results of [...]

Another opportunity (well, maybe)

By Kevin Overbury ⋅ April 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Hi everyone
I wouldn’t expect a fortune — and maybe not a penny, as I know nothing at all about them — from the below. But it is potentially a way to have your stories published which at the very least won’t cost you anything!

3 new opportunities for journalists

By Alex Lockwood ⋅ April 27, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Welcome back. And have we got news for you. Three, yes count them, three new magazine launches that have swung by the journalism desk over the past couple of weeks — and who are looking for you to get involved.

The future of journalism education

By juliebradford ⋅ April 3, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Big title . . . big subject, and one that Sunderland student Josh Halliday will be addressing journalism lecturers from around the UK on this summer. Josh will give a paper on the student perspective, together with lecturer Julie Bradford, at the annual conference of the Association of Journalism Education at City University, London, on [...]

How to fund your own exclusives

By Kevin Overbury ⋅ April 1, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re interested in investigative journalism then here’s an (American) idea for helping find the funds to build your story even if you don’t work for an employer willing to cough up the cash.
It’s called spot.us and, as its website explains below, provides a forum for you to pitch your idea and see if [...]

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