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Category Archives: Career and academia
400 days in jail
On the 400th day of his jail sentence, Peter Greste, journalist for Al Jazeera, was released. However, his colleagues, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, remain in prison. They are accused of being league with the Muslim Brotherhood, now considered a … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Jazeera, Baher Mohamed, Jailed journalists, Mohamed Fahmy, Peter Griste, Press Freedom
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Time flies when you’re having fun
And so the past three months have passed in a blur. I am now halfway through the taught portion of my MA in International Journalism at Sheffield Hallam University. I have completed courses in Radio Journalism, Media Law, Magazine Journalism … Continue reading
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Tagged JournalismSHU, Sheffiedl Hallam University, SHU
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South York Police and Crime Commissioner candidates debate at Sheffield Hallam University
All four candidates in the 30 October election to replace disgraced South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner Shaun Wright said they would call on an inquiry into how this incident was allowed to occur. The four men — David Allen, … Continue reading
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Ipso goes beyond PCC in Brooks Nemark case
In a departure for the Press Complaints Commission, the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) will continue to investigate The Sunday Mirror despite the newspaper’s amicable agreement with MP Mark Pritchard regarding its story about Brooks Newmark. Mr.Newmark was the disgraced … Continue reading
Sheffield Star: A comparison of news treatment in the newspaper and online
The Story For this examination, I chose the Devonshire Green story we discussed in class this week. This was the story of shipowners in the area being fed up with drunks and drug addicts causing problems and driving away potential … Continue reading
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Tagged content analysis, critical thinking, journalism, Sheffield Star
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The Response to the Brooks Newmark Story
A blogpost on Guido Fawkes has shed some light on the Brooks Newmark saga. In the post, the author stated that this was not a fishing expedition, rather “a narrowly targeted effort”. “The Sophie Wittams Twitter account followed almost 100 … Continue reading
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What is News?
I have seen many of my classmates espousing on what is news. By definition, news is information. It is the goings-on in our world. It is the results from the world of sports. It is the watchdog that keeps the … Continue reading
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The Academy at BBC
The youngest child in England has dreams of playing football in the Premier League or for England. The path to the professional league goes through a football club’s academy. The same can be said for the BBC. The nation’s public … Continue reading
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There Must Be More To The Story
One of the biggest scandals to hit British politics and media occurred about a week or so ago when Tory MP Brooks Newmark was forced to resign in connection to a sexting incident with whom he thought was a young … Continue reading
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First weeks at Hallam
My first impressions of the MA Journalism programs at Sheffield Hallam University have been interesting. After completing journalism school in Canada, I can say that the biggest difference is Canadian journalism schools teach you the basics of journalism the trade … Continue reading
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