By Today, Jake Helm and Nicola Blackburn chat with Cara Laskaris and Eloise Feilden about City’s new podcasting module and those magical “lightbulb moments” all writers dream of.
By Hello! recruits City Journalism student for their first diversity internship
Hello! has recruited a City Journalism BA student for their first diversity internship. This remote internship pays £75 per day and aims to equip students from minority backgrounds with experience and confidence when applying for jobs.
Inside XCity Podcast: Episode 3
Today Jake Helm and Nicola Blackburn are joined by Aisha Rimi and Sophie Laughton, chatting all about Black Lives Matter protests and an investigation into City’s spending on PPE.
Inside XCity Podcast: Episode 2
Today, Jake Helm and Nicola Blackburn catch up with Emily Stearn and Frankie Lister-Fell. Hear about Frankie’s interviews with the journalists who reported from the Capitol in January and Emily’s piece about Paul Lashmar’s departure from City.
By A piece of Faima’s mind: Video series
For the second instalment of ‘A Piece of Their Minds’, Charlotte Rawlings speaks to Faima Bakar, a lifestyle journalist turned freelancer and a staff writer for Journo Resources.
By Proportion of female experts on broadcast media plummets during the pandemic
The use of women experts in TV news programmes has gone “backwards” during the pandemic, according to the lead researcher of a City project.
By A piece of Evie’s mind: Video series
Introducing ‘A piece of their minds’, a video series that spotlights the work and journeys of young journalists of colour. For the first instalment of the series, Chloé Meley speaks to Evie Muir, a domestic abuse specialist and freelance journalist.
Inside XCity Podcast: Episode 1
Today, Jake Helm and Nicola Blackburn are joined by Chiara Wilkinson and Ed Cunningham, chatting all about data journalism and virtual interviewing tips from the experts.
By Let’s get book(ish): City students launch new literary culture magazine
A digital and print magazine for bookworms and culture vultures created by six Magazine Journalism MA students launched last week.
By City alumni to take part in prestigious journalism mentorship scheme
Four City alumni have been selected to take part in a prestigious journalism mentorship programme this year that pairs early career journalists with some of the leading reporters in British broadcasting.
XCity Award longlist announced
An investigation into global money laundering; the creation of Ghana’s first fact-checking organisation; and coverage of the pandemic in China are some of the achievements of this year’s XCity Award nominees.
