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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.
Seven essential virtual interview tips
Britain’s top broadcast journalists – from Laura Kuenssberg to Robert Peston – give XCityPlus some tips on virtual interviews.
A journalist’s guide on how to report a protest
Aisha Rimi speaks to four journalists who covered major protests in 2020 about what every reporter needs in their protest toolkit.
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.
Then vs. now: Photos of City’s retiring journalism lecturers
This year, four much-loved City Journalism MA lecturers are retiring. To celebrate their time here, XCity Plus has put together a selection of photographs from both their early years as lecturers and the present day. Professor Lis Howell Before joining City in 2002, Prof Lis Howell was a TV producer
Foreign correspondents’ fondest food memories
Five foreign correspondents tell us about what food they crave when they’re far away, special meals on the road, and homecoming moments around the kitchen table. Jina Moore, East Africa bureau chief for the The New York Times “I miss so many other silly things. In Rwanda I once spent
Listings: Colin Crummy – Contributing editor, Esquire, Men’s Health
Colin Crummy (Magazine, 2004) Contributing editor, Esquire, Men’s Health What is the most memorable interview you have ever done? It’s always memorable when the subject goes spectacularly off-piste. This doesn’t mean it’s good for you as the journalist. But when Cyndi Lauper has spent all of your allotted time
City staff shed light on Africa’s media image
Two members of City’s journalism department played instrumental roles in co-editing the most comprehensive examination of Africa’s media landscape in nearly 20 years. Dr Mel Bunce and Professor Suzanne Franks, along with Dr Chris Paterson of the University of Leeds, collaborated with journalists, media experts and academics to publish Africa’s
Listings Q&A interview: Emily Drew
Every year, we at XCity embark on the epic task of listings. Aside from finding and compiling the jobs of alumni from every journalism course, we also asked them some questions about the weird world of journalism. Be sure to check out the magazine for the full listings, but for
Video: The class of ’76 share their memories of City
Nine members of the “famous class of ‘76” sit shoulder-to-shoulder around a table in Le Mercury, a French restaurant in Islington. They are graduates from the first class ever to receive journalism diplomas from City after their tutor Tom Welsh established the programme in 1976. The rare slant of afternoon sun