From the killing of Afghan civilians by British soldiers to the release of Prince Charles’ Black Spider memos, Freedom of Information requests have proven to be one of the most useful tools for journalists.
The SPA is excited to announce the launch of a brand new award for student journalists designed to celebrate intuitive and investigative reporting.
Use the form below to enter our new #FOIAwards15. If you have any queries contact us @SPAJournalism.
Breaking news is a much larger part of our industry now than it was a few years ago. Reporting a 'breaking' story - one that is only just beginning to manifest - can be tough for any journalist. The use of FOI (Freedom of Information) is another recent phenomenon that plays to our strengths, as
A student's summer is a strange phenomenon. You go home, argue with your parents, grab that internship with both hands and try to regain some of the monetary dignity you lost during the past three terms at university. But for some of our members, the summer holiday doesn't seem to stump their drive - that splash of reporting energy. This
Less than four months after #SPANC15 saw more than 100 student journalists descend on Southampton, the SPA has reached a record number of members.
It's been a busy week in the student media sphere, earmarked by music festivals and packed full with a jail sentence, a Cameron-NUS row, and a fantastic win for Forge Press' threatened newsroom. Skirting around the various graduation pictures that filled our news feeds this week, here's what we found out from you guys: Headlines
Four SPA members have won bursaries totalling £7,000 in a hotly-contested competition to study with one of the UK’s leading journalism trainee schemes.
Following Forge Press’ recent petition against union plans to decrease the size of their media hub, the SPA has released the following open letter to union president Christy McMorrow.
Student politics is a staple in our diets and can sometimes be hard to digest – but there’s usually good reason for each protest or boycott. This week, two separate universities boycotted the NUS awards, to protest the event’s sponsorship by multinational brand Coca Cola. Join us for seven days of fighting back - complete
