Spark FM launch: Sunderland gets a new radio station!

October 26, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

Spark FM launchThousands retuned their wireless sets this morning as Wearside got a brand new radio station. Read more

Sunday Night Live goes down a storm at The Bonded Warehouse

October 11, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

477085398_19c8d6dcf9The Bonded Warehouse inaugural Sunday Night Live went down a storm on Sunday night, drawing in the punters for one Sunderland student’s first ever live gig. Read more

Sunday Night Live launch at The Bonded Warehouse

October 10, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

3774114169_a8fa886f8eSunday Night Live launches at University of Sunderland’s Bonded Warehouse this Sunday, featuring a headline slot by local lads The Flytes. Read more

Study shows almost two-thirds of students didn’t visit careers service in first year

October 8, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

StudentAs the number of unemployed 2009 graduates is likely to hit 30,000 six months after graduating, research by the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU) has revealed that almost two-thirds - 63% - didn’t visit their university careers service at all. Read more

Split Festival rocks Sunderland

October 5, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

Hundreds of music fans descended on Sunderland’s Ashbrooke Sports Club yesterday for the city’s inaugural Split Festival.

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Julie Elliott: “It would be an odd thing not to be Labour”

May 21, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

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Are you the next Degrees North Editor?

April 28, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

DN MagazineUniversity of Sunderland’s student magazine, Degrees North (DN), is now recruiting for the Editors role. If you’re looking to be a blip on the radar of student journalism, this could be your big break. Read more

Hillsborough: An anniversary for those with ‘the worst possible legacy’

April 15, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

Aftermath at the Leppings Lane end, HillsboroughAt 3.06pm today, Liverpool, Sheffield and Nottingham will fall into a two-minute silence in respect of those who lost their lives 20 years ago to the day. Read more

Sports journalist John Wray at University of Sunderland

March 31, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

John Wray's 'Leeds United and a Life in the Press Box'Documenter of Leeds United, John Wray, is at the University today talking journalism, sports and a career reporting the beautiful game.

John has covered Leeds United since the days of Revie and Clough and, apparently, had a “big bust up” with the latter. It will certainly be interesting to see what he makes of the recent Clough/Leeds United biopic, Damned United.

So come along to Reg Vardy room 113, St. Peter’s campus, at 1pm today. If you can’t make it, InJournalism will be live-blogging direct from the talk so join in (below), send in your questions and we’ll do our best to get them to John.

Niall Hickman sports reporting talk at University of Sunderland

March 25, 2009 by Josh Halliday · Comments 

Daily ExpressNiall Hickman, North East sport reporter of the Daily Express, is in town today talking sports journalism, advice for hopeful hacks and, most probably, that encounter with Joe Kinnear. Read more

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