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Adam Westbrook guest talk
Multimedia journalist, blogger and founder of the Future of News, Adam Westbrook, is doing a guest talk at the university this week.
It takes place on Tuesday (May 11), from 12pm to 1pm, in Prospect 007.
The talk is part of the second-year Journalism module, News and Online Writing, but all are welcome.
Student films wanted
A campaign to celebrate universities at a time when funding is under threat has been launched by Times Higher Education magazine. They’re asking students to put together a five-minute film about why higher education should be appreciated, and send it to them.
Entries will go onto the Times Higher Education’s campaign YouTube channel, and the best [...]
Harry Pearson talk cancelled
Guardian columnist Harry Pearson, who was due to do a gesut lecture this week, has had to cancel due to personal cirumstances.
He now hopes to come and talk to students in the autumn term.
The Observer relaunches on Sunday
Especially for those journalism students who answered the essay question last semester on the future of the Observer (MAC381), this piece of news is very timely — the Observer is to relaunch this Sunday:
The Observer’s mission statement from its inception in 1791 reads: “Unbiased by prejudice – uninfluenced by party. Whole principle is Âindependence, whole [...]
Digital Event for graduates
An interesting looking event for graduating students:
The North East is packed with creative talent. You’ve probably played some of the video games designed here, visited websites built here, and seen the TV ads created here. Now you can meet the brains behind the big ideas.
Created for students, graduates and entrepreneurs looking to embark on a [...]
Transfer deadline day
Follow our live transfer deadline day coverage here.
Guardian Careers – Professional Copywriting online Q&A
Guardian Careers is running a FREE online Q&A this Friday for people who want to make a career out of writing.
Between 12-3pm, a panel of experts will be fielding questions on how you can break into the lucrative business of professional copywriting.
Copywriting is an opportunity for journalists and writers to hone their skills and make [...]
Covered live: News:rewired
While head of Journalism and PR Chris Rushton and Magazine Programme Leader Alex Lockwood are tweeting away at the Association of Journalism Education’s ‘The Future is Entrepreneurial’ event in London this Friday, Level 3 student Josh Halliday is already covering-it-live at the Journalism.co.uk event News:rewired.
Watch news:rewired all unfold here:
(and remember, if you’re interested in learning [...]
Transfer deadline day – live coverage
Interested in reporting the latest footy gossip to an audience of thousands?
We’re teaming up with the Sunderland Echo to provide live coverage of the next transfer deadline day – and we need your help.
If you’re interested in getting involved then come along to find out more:
2pm on Wednesday, December 9 in the newsroom (room 106)
Here’s [...]
The PCC, privacy and Facebook
Interesting news from the Press Complaints Commission today, which has:
rejected a complaint on behalf of a serving police officer about published comments in The People that he had made on Facebook about the death of Ian Tomlinson during the London G20 protests.
The article reported that the police officer had posted a message which said: “I [...]
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