23
April
2012
A discussion in 3 parts.
Local journalism: its death and rebirth
Is the local press in Britain fighting for its life? Is death inevitable or can it re-invent and re-energise itself to find new audiences on new platforms?
Chair:
Ian Reeves, Kent University Centre for Journalism, former editor UK Press Gazette
Panel:
Professor Roy Greenslade from City University & Guardian columnist
Chris Oakley, former CEO Midland Independent Newspapers, Regional Independent Newspapers;
Neil Fowler, Nuffield College Oxford, former Editor ‘Newcastle Journal’ , ‘Derby Evening Telegraph’
Tom O’Brien: Founder ‘My Muswell Hill’
Ross Hawkes: Founder ‘Lichfield Live’
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23
April
2012
A discussion in 3 parts.
Local journalism: its death and rebirth
Is the local press in Britain fighting for its life? Is death inevitable or can it re-invent and re-energise itself to find new audiences on new platforms?
Chair:
Ian Reeves, Kent University Centre for Journalism, former editor UK Press Gazette
Panel:
Professor Roy Greenslade from City University & Guardian columnist Chris Oakley, former CEO Midland Independent Newspapers, Regional Independent Newspapers; Neil Fowler, Nuffield College Oxford, former Editor ‘Newcastle Journal’ , ‘Derby Evening Telegraph’ Tom O’Brien: Founder ‘My Muswell Hill’ Ross Hawkes: Founder ‘Lichfield Live’
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23
April
2012
A discussion in 3 parts.
Local journalism: its death and rebirth
Is the local press in Britain fighting for its life? Is death inevitable or can it re-invent and re-energise itself to find new audiences on new platforms?
Chair:
Ian Reeves, Kent University Centre for Journalism, former editor UK Press Gazette
Panel:
Professor Roy Greenslade from City University & Guardian columnist
Chris Oakley, former CEO Midland Independent Newspapers, Regional Independent Newspapers;
Neil Fowler, Nuffield College Oxford, former Editor ‘Newcastle Journal’ , ‘Derby Evening Telegraph’
Tom O’Brien: Founder ‘My Muswell Hill’
Ross Hawkes: Founder ‘Lichfield Live’
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23
March
2012
Les Reid works for the Coventry Telegraph. He came & spoke to First Year students in BA Journalism and Media about ‘Getting Researching into Local Politics’.
He demonstrated his approach for the research he made for a recent article about the Localism Bill, and gave students some tips into reporting accurate data.
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23
March
2012
On 17 February 2012 Tim Sparks from Coventry University’s SIGMA centre for math support spoke to First Year students in BA Journalism & Media about reporting statistics.
He gave examples of good and bad practices for conveying complex information with graphics, offered tips on how to spot wrong reports and demonstrated how students can use technology to report complex information.
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23
March
2012
Donal joined us via Skype.
He spoke to First Year students in BA Journalism and Media about Undercover Journalism.
He shared a few stories about investigations he’d recently done, and gave students some tips about the do’s and dont’s of undercover journalism.
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23
March
2012
Annie Othen, Radio Presenter for BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, spoke to First Year students in BA Journalism and Media about Researching for Radio.
She shared a few stories about interviews she’d recently done, how she prepared for them, and emphasised on the importance of research and preparation before an interview.
She also gave students lots of tips about the do’s and dont’s of interviewing guests on radio.
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23
March
2012
Sir Peter Bazalgette, a media consultant in television and digital entertainment, could not come to Coventry University last Thursday but he remained faithful to the Coventry Conversations audience and talked about his life and work via Skype.
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20
March
2012
Alastair McLellan - Alastair is the editor of the Health Service Journal
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5
March
2012
David Pleat is an former English football player turned manager and sports commentator.
He is remembered by his contemporaries primarily for his career as manager of Tottenham Hotspur and Luton Town football clubs, and for an oft-televised clip of him running onto the pitch in 1983 to celebrate after a last-minute goal by Raddy Antic against Manchester City prevented Pleat’s team Luton Town from being relegated from Division One.
Dave Bennett is a former English football player. He is most famous for playing in two FA Cup Finals; 1981 for Manchester City, when he finished on the losing side, and 1987, when he produced a Man of the Match performance as Coventry City beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2.
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