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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 »
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.
First week finished
Posted by Alan in Journalism on May 2, 2009
After an enjoyable first week at Kent Online I’m back at home enjoying the Bank Holiday weekend.
I worked on the video side of the website on Thursday, and was sent out to get some GVs and vox-pops on the idea of making the River Medway and ‘aqua motorway’. Getting the GVs was the easy part, persuading the residents of Chatham and Rochester to speak to me was an entirely different matter. I really do think the camera puts them off. I always find it’s much easier with a notebook or Ediroll.
After a fruitless couple of hours it was back to base where I was handed a second feature to work on: the 15th anniversary of the Channel Tunnel.
I spent the bulk of Friday working on this. In the morning I headed down to the office of Paul Clark, Labour MP for Gillingham and Rainham to do an interview which went well.
Then me and Laura were sent to the Isle of Sheppey to cover the celebrations to mark 100 years of aviation in the Royal Navy. When we eventually got there we shot the service, the fly past and then got some interviews with people there.
Back to the newsroom we went, where I then recorded a telephone interview with a spokesman for Eurotunnel for my feature.
That was about it for my first week. I’ve had audio, video and text content published on the website, been sent across Kent on various different jobs, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope the second week is the same.