Posts Tagged kent
Kent’s students speak out on loans
Posted by Alan in Journalism on October 12, 2010
This is a story I wrote for Kent Online. You can listen to vox-pops – conducted and edited by my colleague James Woodcock – here.
“Ridiculous!”
That’s how one Kent student describes the review, released today by Lord Browne, outlining the biggest reforms of higher education in half a century. Read the rest of this entry »
Summer has come and passed…
Posted by Alan in Journalism on August 26, 2010
If I needed any further indication that the summer is coming to an end, the pitter patter of rainfall on my bedroom window provided it.
After near enough three months off my thoughts are starting to turn back towards Medway and the University of Kent. Read the rest of this entry »
Two down, one to go
Posted by Alan in Journalism on June 7, 2010
Before I started university I remember saying to a friend in the pub one night that it would most probably fly by. That’s exactly what has happened.
Last week I finished my second year studying journalism at the University of Kent.
This time next year I’ll be entering the big wide media world, looking for a job and aiming to ascend to the top of the greasy pole. Read the rest of this entry »
Kent commuters vent fury at new timetable
Posted by Alan in Journalism on May 20, 2010
Regular Southeastern services have suffered delays since the launch of High Speed 1
Furious Kent commuters have demanded the new high speed timetable is scrapped.
With some journeys now taking up to three hours, people have had enough.
1,500 people have signed a petition calling for the new timetable, which came in with High Speed 1 in December, to be abolished. Read the rest of this entry »
Gravesend Town Pier set to reopen
Posted by Alan in Journalism on November 15, 2009
The pier is to be given a new lease of life...
Gravesend Town Pier reopens today with a brand new bar and restaurant. Read the rest of this entry »
Goodbye to the KM…
Posted by Alan in Journalism on May 9, 2009
I’ve now finished my two-week work experience placement at Kent Online.
It actually went very quickly and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I produced video and audio content as well as getting a number of bylines on the website. I also managed to get one of my pieces into the Medway Messenger yesterday. There’s just something about seeing your byline in a newspaper that can’t compare to seeing it on a computer screen.
Yesterday I spent the day with radio, doing interviews, cutting audio and writing cues for the news on KMFM. It was a change of pace from working on the website, and gave me some good experience.
But now it’s back to student life and end of year exams. Yay.
Coming to the end
Posted by Alan in Journalism on May 7, 2009
Tomorrow is the last day of my work experience placement with Kent Online. I’ll be working the radio tomorrow so it looks as if my time with the online side of things is at an end.
This week I’ve been notching up some more bylines and also got a video package put up on the site. Here’s what I’ve been getting up to over the past few days.
Tuesday: I put the finishing touches to my Channel Tunnel feature, which includes a video interview with Paul Clark, MP for Gillingham and Rainham, and John Keefe, a spokesman for Eurotunnel.
After that was done and dusted I was sent with another reporter to a house in Gravesend which police were searching in connection with the disappearance of a man 16-years ago. I got some GVs of the house and an interview with the head of Kent Police’s Cold Case team. I then cut the footage, recorded a voiceover and made a package which can be viewed here.
Wednesday: Following on from a piece in the Medway Messenger last week, I interviewed Simon Green of the Groundwork charity about his idea of making the River Medway a transport hub. I also talked to the head of Medway Council, Councillor Rodney Chambers about the plans. You can read the article and listen to an interview with Cllr Chambers by clicking here.
The second story I covered was about 200Mb broadband being tested in Ashford.
Thursday: Today I picked up a further two bylines. The first was an article on a woman from Sevenoaks who was given a makeover as part of a TV show. The second was on a number of beaches in Kent being awarded ‘Blue Flags’ for international standard beaches.