(I am cross posting this from Ones to Watch where it was originally published) Student media is an interesting world; our problems are very different to that of a regional or a daily. Whilst we often worry less about making money (most only need to break even on printing costs) we can struggle to get …
I am currently reading Nick Davies’ ‘Flat Earth News’ and I am only a chapter and a half in and I am already more depressed about the prospects of a career in Journalism that I have been for a long time. I had not realised the decline in proper fact-checked journalism was so widespread and …
I have been home from university approaching two weeks now, although I do not graduate until the 12th of July. I picked up a 2:1, which when I look at what else I had on my plate in 3rd year is something I am very proud of, but now I have nothing.
Now that is not strictly true, a couple of weeks work experience here and an interview or two there (fingers crossed) but nothing concrete or confirmed. A large part of that is I am not quite sure what I want to do. I know my passion lies in journalism – my undying love for Redbrick and the experiences I had with the paper have taught me that. Yet I am not sure where within journalism, especially in this world of uncertainty within the media industr
Having spent the day at Jeecamp, I wanted to share a few of my thoughts on the day. This year the (semi) Unconference feels like it has focused more on the business / innovation side of journalism than ever before. It was a very different experience to the unconference of a year ago, however I do not think the more formal nature of the event is entirely to blame.
When attending last year I had been elected as Redbrick editor only days before and as such I had a platform with which I could experiment. This time around I have nowhere to try-out the ideas and possibilities that have come out of the discussions I had on Friday
So, on the 10th of June I shall put my final issue of Redbrick to bed, it is the final issue of the year and my 59th involved with the paper.
As I have mentioned before I have lost all of the posts I wrote about my plans and hopes for Redbrick this year, so all I can do is talk you through what we have achieved and where we think we can go in the future.
I see a lot of potential in the UK’s student media scene, I think it is woefully underdeveloped and many universities and their media groups should have better links with each other and better links with the industry. The student media scene is a great place for experimentation because the business model is different. It is an environment where risk should be encouraged and entrepreneurship supported.
So, it has been a year since I attended my first Jeecamp – At the time I didn’t really know what to expect, I was just ready to learn. What I found was a melting pot of ideas, challenges, uncertainty and inspiration; I left Jeecamp overflowing with plans and possibilities to take back to Redbrick.
I would like to welcome everyone back to a new and improved Nickpetrie.co.uk, this blog has been neglected for a while now whilst a combination of a University degree and Redbrick have ruled my life. However I am well aware that I am about to embarking on the next stage of my life and need to get my personal space on the internet sorted. This blog is going to be about local experiences and knowledge, experiments with new social media technologies and my experiences trying to figure out what I would like to do in life and the problems I encounter on the way.
THERE are many challenges facing us as a society over the next few years. The major parties are desperately jostling for influence and power, to be the party in control come the next general election. With this jostling comes promises, something the British electorate are more than used to by now. But if we look at the progress we have made as a society across the last ten years, many things are perhaps not quite where we expected.
Technology has been developing and progressing at an ever-increasing rate; consumerisms’ expansion has been exponential, the desire bred into us to upgrade and invest. Yet what about the issues, and the problems that are addressed come election time – poverty, equality, access to education, social mobility and the economy?
WHAT is the purpose of our criminal justice system? To protect the innocent? To deliver justice? To punish the guilty? have always believed in the principle ‘it is better to let ten guilty men go free, than let one innocent man go to jail.’ It is not a perfect system by any means; it never can be. We wield judgment and justice over each other in a society we created. It is a perfect concept in an imperfect world.
Introducing… Wannabe Hacks
So I am two months out of university and have just started an internship at the New Statesman (more on that later) and I wanted to tell you all about this fantastic new project, its called Wannbe Hacks.