Journalism course applications rise as jobs fall

Increasing job cuts, tighter deadlines, restricted resources, endless rewrites of press releases and a lowly pay packet at the end of it all. Read more

Journalism students get advice from award-winning regional reporter

Emma Andrews is a regional journalist of nearly 20 years and currently writes for the Hexham Courant. She has won the Tom Cordner Women’s Writer of the Year award three times and a BT Feature Writer of the Year award. At the University of Sunderland, Emma offers her advice to those wanting a career in journalism. Read more

Student Journalism: Getting ahead of the curve

Journalism is changing. For the prospective journalist, this means moving with those changes. Enter ‘Journalism Plus’ – the evolution of storytelling. Read more

Hilary Alexander: On fashion, her career and her world

Hilary Alexander sits patiently while a manicurist applies a sparkly silver, and somewhat tacky, varnish to her nails. Her hair and make up are faultless and the baby pink, glittery dress she is wearing looks rather unassuming next to the huge silver tribal necklace above it. Read more

More time on facebook for a successful career in Media

Students spending more time on facebook could find it beneficial to their future careers in media it emerged. This comes as good news for students right across the media department within the university, as their large amounts of time spent on the social networking site could actually be doing them the world of good.

The Journalism and PR students of the university received a talk recently from the Sunderland Echo’s digital editor Lee Hall. Lee talked to the students about how newspapers are becoming big online and that social networking is key. On the internet newspapers are certainly making their presence known and are receiving many more viewings than the newspapers themselves. This shows how big the internet has become, however Lee says how students shouldn’t become hung up on the technology side of it all. Read more

News Editor for Heat Magazine Offers Advice for Media Students

Hannah Fernando knows exactly what it’s like to be a student hoping to pursue a career in the media. Having studied Multi-Media Journalism at Bournemouth University, Hannah is now an inspiring and successful journalist, working as News Editor for Heat magazine. Hannah offers her expert advice to students.

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