The BA Journalism degree at Sheffield Hallam University has been re-accredited by the magazine industry with “flying colours”. The course and its magazine pathway was scrutinised by the Professional Publishers’ Association, who first accredited it in 2014. Editors commented that the pathway “stretched students” and staff were coming up with some “really impressive ways of…
Freshers’ stories
Here’s a selection of stories from some of our BA Journalism freshers about their first week at Sheffield Hallam University. Tom Barton “My friend heat-butted the bar at Corp and bruised the left side of her face” Many students find themselves sleeping a lot during Freshers’ week due to the lack of coursework and heavy…
A snapshot of our student work
Throughout the degree programmes students create a range of print, online and broadcast portfolios covering news, features and special interest. Students learn how to produce, present and package their work to a professional standard using a range of software including In Design, Adobe Premier and WordPress. Students have the flexibility to follow their interests and…
National honour for magazine students
TWO groups of SHU magazine students were shortlisted in a prestigious national award. Activism Now and The Tea were runners-up in the BBC Worldwide New Concept of the Year category of The Magazine Academy Awards. The awards celebrate the best of student magazine work from university courses accredited by The Professional Publishers’ Association. SHU Journalism…
Lecturer publishes Digital Journalism textbook
SHU journalism lecturer Lily Canter has published a key textbook with Professor Bob Franklin of Cardiff University and The University of Sheffield. Digital Journalism Studies: The Key Concepts offers a cutting edge analysis of the developments in digital media technologies and their implications for journalists. Described as “an essential guide for anyone interested in how…
Filming and fundraising: SHU students visit Lebanon’s Syrian refugee camps
SHU film and journalism students and staff are fundraising for Syrian refugees ahead of a trip to Lebanon. The group of 22 from the Media, Arts and Communications department, led by Lucas Jedrzejak and Saskia Wilson, will travel to Lebanon next month to film three projects in refugee camps in Beirut and the Beqaa Valley….
Think video to build online audiences, content editor tells SHU students
Video is key for attracting online audiences, according to JPI Media’s commercial content editor Graham Walker. He has achieved huge viewing figures for his video footage of everything from the Rio Olympics to a tour of an Indian restaurant in Leeds. He told SHU Journalism, Media and PR students: “Think video, video, video for online….
Thirty pints of lager and a pub quiz, please
SHU journalism third years went head to head with their lecturers in a pub quiz at the Red Lion on Charles Street. Four student teams took part in the bumper quiz which had news, sports, showbiz and general knowledge rounds. There was also a picture round which involved guessing lecturers from their baby pictures. The…
How to get your dream journalism job
First year SHU Journalism students have been getting valuable advice on securing their dream job. It might sound a bit early to start thinking about this, but not according Maggie Bamforth, an employability advisor at the university. “This is the ideal time to get started,” says Maggie. “They have the time to build up…
Budget cuts, syringes and poo – the life of a Sheffield Local Democracy Reporter
Shrinking budgets, kids playing among syringes, and a poo in a sink – Lucy Ashton revealed how the life of a Sheffield Local Democracy Reporter is never a dull one when she spoke to SHU journalism students. Lucy works for The Star and the BBC under the scheme, which has just celebrated its first birthday….
TV LEGEND PARKY QUIZZED BY STUDENTS
Broadcasting legend Sir Michael Parkinson was put under the spotlight by TV students during his visit to SHU. The tables were turned on the 83-year-old when he came to Hallam to accept an honorary doctorate. He agreed to do a TV interview with Alice Howe and Brad Kerry before a Q and A with…
Two SHU journalism graduates on the news beat for regional papers
TWO of our 2018 BA Journalism graduates are now working as news reporters on regional papers. Bill Edgar (above left) is at the Hexham Courant in Northumberland while George Dodd (above right) is at The Press, York. Bill’s role includes being responsible for covering one of the most rural constituencies in the UK. He said:…
Going underground: SHU student is shortlisted for national magazine award
SHU journalism student Jamie Wilkinson has been shortlisted for a national magazine award. Jamie’s feature, The Parisian Catacombs: An Illegal Underworld, captured the attention of this year’s judging panel for The Magazine Academy Journalism Awards. It provided a fascinating glimpse into the secret subterranean world of “cataphiles” – the notoriously private occupiers of Paris’s disused…
