September is a funny month for student journalists. Half of us don't go back to university until October, the other half scramble to find a work experience placement while also trying to earn some final pennies before term starts. The stories featured in this week's collection all provide evidence for the growing role of social
Student journalists across the country have been able to take advantage of a free online media law lecture this month, as part of a special partnership with JournoTraining.com.
We're all about accountability here at the SPA - so here's our list of what we've been up to over the summer hols. As always, we'd love to know your thoughts on what we're doing - give us a tweet @SPAJournalism, or shoot Jem an email at chair@spajournalism.com. What we've been beavering away on: Membership
The Student Publication Association has formally voted to oppose unpaid internships, in a vote by the executive committee this week.
Covering death is no easy task, as the media industry has been forced to discover this week. Worldwide news has been dominated by tragedy: on Saturday, 22 August, eleven people lost their lives after a Hawker Hunter jet crashed into queuing cars on the A27. Two TV journalists were shot and killed live on air in
SPA members can now take advantage of an exciting new partnership with Brighton Journalist Works, offering a 10% discount on part-time and weekend courses. Aspiring journalists will be able to knock more than £300 off their NCTJ fees at one of the UK’s top accredited courses, as well as complete the course alongside their degree.
Edinburgh based student newspaper and SPA member publication, The Journal, has gone into liquidation. The paper combined the work of students at seven higher and further education colleges & universities, and at its peak had a print run of 10,000. Winning several awards from NUS Scotland, Scottish Student Journalism and The Guardian student journalist awards, former contributors include
Unless you have been hiding under a rock with no WiFi, you'll know two things. Jeremy Corbyn, instigator of 'Corbyn-mania,' is now favourite-to-win in the Labour leadership race. In other news, the student media year has officially begun after our favourite kind of conference, a student media one, happened (and is possibly still happening). At
Deny it all you like, the hype surrounding yesterday's A-level results put us (much older, sob) students in a nostalgic mood. Our headlines this week focus on the day, without the endurance of which most of us would not be where we are now. Such a constant buzz of information can be hard to follow
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