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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, [...]

Exclusive to Sunderland: BBC Work Placements

By admin ⋅ February 16, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

That’s right, exclusive to our department–the BBC are offering University of Sunderland Media Department students absolutely ridiculous good things at the launch of the 2009 BBC Work Placement Scheme. This could be the biggest break in your career. The scheme is hugely rewarding and can lead to regular paid work at the BBC straight afterwards. [...]

BBC writersroom Future Talent Award

By admin ⋅ November 10, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

The BBC has announced another development opportunity for talented drama and comedy writers. This is their blurb:
We would like to invite students from the BBC MediaCityUK partner organisations [Sunderland is one member] to submit up to three 30-90 minute drama or comedy scripts written by their students, to be read and considered by our team [...]

The dangers of plagiarism…

By admin ⋅ October 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

If you think plagiarism is a bad enough idea at university, then think about how bad it could be as a reason for losing your job. This speech writer for Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper lost his job after stealing chunks from a speech by Australian PM John Howard, just two days earlier.
Watch the clip [...]

New BBC opportunity: star in your drama

By admin ⋅ September 18, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

What’s that you say? Your life is a drama? Well, why not be famous for it then.
Forget social networking. The future is in social television making, according to the BBC, who are launching what they call the first “socially created drama”, called To Be Continued.
Now you could argue that all drama is social, harking right [...]

BBC Work Experience opportunities

By admin ⋅ August 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

If you’re doing MAC204 or MAC317 and want to get some work experience with the BBC, then they’ve created a site that will tell you all you need to know. They’ve got opportunities in just about every area of the BBC. And if you’re not doing a placement yet, you can still log in and [...]

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