By Life before entering City may seem long forgotten for most students – from struggling to get a story on patch day, to pitching ideas and finding a journalism work placement. It’s incredible how far MA Journalism students at City can come in only a few months. It has been a
By XCity Award 2016 shortlist revealed: Ben Whitelaw
Ben Whitelaw, head of community and digital development at The Times, has been shortlisted for the XCity Award for his work in developing The Times’ digital presence. Mr Whitelaw graduated from the Newspaper Journalism MA at City in 2011. He created the journalism education website, Wannabe Hacks, and worked for
By City alumna’s company nominated for diversity award
A company started by a City alumna has been nominated for the National Diversity Award. Shine Media, founded by Joanna Abeyie (Magazine, 2009), was nominated for the Microsoft and PWC-sponsored award. The organisation has once again been recognised for promoting diversity and has been nominated for ‘Best Community Campaigner’. It has
By Exclusive interview: NME deputy editor Tom Howard on its transition to free
The announcement last July that NME would be going free came after a half-century reign at the forefront of UK music journalism. With a peak circulation of over 300,000, its early readers were religious about music, and its authors were worshipped with almost as much reverence as the bands they
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