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Students: how to start getting yourself taken seriously as a journalist
Want to start getting noticed? Here’s how our third-year student Josh Halliday made the most of the opportunity when ex-Mirror editor David Banks came to Sunderland University to give a lecture.
Step 1 .. Seize the opportunity when someone like Banks comes to visit. Ex-editor, broadcaster, columnist, he is someone who is listened to in the [...]
‘Learn how to learn’ – Dominic Cameron
The Digital entrepreneur Dominic Cameron visited the University yesterday to give the students a taster of the online media world.
For a man who best describes himself as an engineer, producer and entrepreneur, Dominic has an impressive CV that includes roles as co-founder of Beeb.com. He now heads up ITV.com.
Living by the motto ‘Love, Simplicity, Optimism’, [...]
Meet the Team: Chris Rushton
My Office Hours: Rm 204, 10-11 am, Mondays (please note I’m sometimes called away for meetings, but happy to meet students at other times – just send email to chris.rushton@sunderland.ac.uk)
About me: Discovered journalism through student politics and talked my way into Mirror Group graduate training scheme after writing series of articles on Northern Ireland during the [...]
Careers Session for Level 3, MA Journalism Students
For those not yet signed up, the first of two careers sessions (Providing Powerful Evidence of your Skills) runs this Thursday at 4pm, in Reg Vardy 414 (4th floor). The session will run for no longer than two hours. See you there.
Echo boss outlines digital future
The digital director for the Sunderland Echo, Lee Hall, will give a guest lecture in the cinema at 12-1pm this Wednesday (Dec 10). Lee will be talking about how journalism and PR are adapting to the online world, and what works well on the web. He’ll be stressing that online and video skills are something [...]
Six of the best… student portfolio sites
For the web session I am running later today for Level 3 and MA students, I thought it useful to share with everyone the different examples of student portfolio sites that we’ll be looking at.
It can go without saying (because it has already been said, by Martin Stabe, Mindy McAdams and the Iconoclast, amongst others) [...]
Work experience: Radio Hartlepool
For anyone who has done some radio, or would like to, Radio Hartlepool are looking for students for work placements, particularly in being a part of their news team. Here’s the blurb:
Radio Hartlepool launched on October 14th from our studio’s based at York Road in the centre of town. The station is a community station [...]
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