Posts Tagged university
A long overdue update…
Posted by Alan in Journalism on March 9, 2011
This week is the start of Lent, when traditionally people give up something for 40 days. Sometimes it’s chocolate, or perhaps it’s alcohol. I should pledge to take up blogging again. Quite a lot has happened since I last posted.
Jon Snow: People will no longer read newspapers for news
Posted by Alan in Journalism on February 28, 2011
The media is undergoing a revolution in which people will no longer look to newspapers for news, according to Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow.
Delivering the third Bob Friend Memorial Lecture at the University of Kent on Friday night, Snow said events in the Middle East demonstrate the benefits of social media websites but also that newspapers are becoming dated very quickly. Read the rest of this entry »
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 »
Busy, busy, busy
Posted by Alan in Journalism on March 8, 2010
As ever at the CfJ, it has been a very busy few weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
Resolutions
Posted by Alan in Journalism on January 3, 2010
Around this time of year everyone makes resolutions that they swear they’ll keep: lose weight, join the gym, give up smoking etc. I’m not usually one for New Year’s resolutions but perhaps I should pledge to make mine this: write on here more. Read the rest of this entry »
Year two has begun…
Posted by Alan in Journalism on September 30, 2009
The joys of university
My shoulder aches from having to carry books that would kill a small child if dropped upon them from a significant height, my headaches are getting more and more frequent and my caffeine intake is erring on the side of dangerous. That can mean only one thing – I’m back at uni.
The work is piling up already – reading, presentations and video assignments – but the journalism course on offer at the University of Kent is not your typical undergraduate degree. Despite the stress it’s a lot of fun, I wouldn’t want to be learning the tricks of the trade anywhere else.
My main body of work over the next six weeks will come in the form of six 45 seconds to 1 minute video pieces on a story of my choice. While I think coming up with a great idea every week might prove problematic, I’m relishing the chance to improve my video skills, which, If I’m honest, are not as strong as they should be.
As a result I’ll find the time I can dedicate to this website will decrease, but I’ll try to keep it updated as regularly as I can with the usual mix of current affairs and football. Now if you’ll excuse me I think I hear my kettle boiling…