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Students: Local news or international campaigns.
Today was the NUS Media and Democracy day and i thought it would be a good idea to share some of my experiences from the day and what i took away from it.
Hosted by Amnesty with NUS the day provided the opportunity to network with student television, radio and publications from around the country. We… »
Student journalism – the (right?) approach to sensitive stories
I have been reading stories in the past few days where journalists have been recounting times they have had to source a photograph of a child killed in a car crash or a teenager that committed suicide. These journalists have highlighted the problems of dealing with a grieving family and the emotions that both sides… »
5 days at the Guardian
Work experience is often code for ‘tea boy’ – the glamor-less work horses of offices up and down the UK. Although I may not have made much tea in the last week, I do feel like the Guardian have put me to good use and more than that – I have acquired much that I… »
28 Days Later (16.11.07)
It has been over two years now since the 7/7 bombings in London and the Government has decided it is time for a review of our terror legislation.
It was the 7/7 bombings that prompted the initial review two years ago, when the Government were pushing to be able to hold terror suspects for up to… »
Have I got news for you (26.10.07)
As a student growing up in the world of the free/tabloid newspaper, I find myself lamenting a different type of journalism.
I wonder what happened to the articles full of integrity, to journalists with a desire for the truth to be brought to light, to stories being published because the public has the right to ‘know’,… »
