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30. November, 2012 Comment
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An initial reaction to the Leveson report

by George Berridge

An initial reaction to the Leveson report Like most hacks, I’m still trying to get my head around the Leveson report. Not through lack of trying, mind you, but 2000 pages is a lot to get through. What I’ll offer up is my initial reaction. It’s the
29. November, 2012 Comment
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What could the Leveson report mean for aspiring journalists?

by Natalie Clarkson

What could the Leveson report mean for aspiring journalists? Today is the day the entire journalism industry has been waiting for and perhaps dreading. The Leveson Inquiry publishes its report. Over the last few weeks and months the papers have been focused on trying to predict what Leveson is
28. November, 2012 Comment
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The Benn Debate: What now for the Press after Leveson?

by Liam Corcoran

The Benn Debate: What now for the Press after Leveson? You wouldn’t necessarily associate Bristol as being a city at the forefront of journalistic debate, but last night it became host to a fierce debate about the direction of the press after Leveson. It was hoped the debate would fall
27. November, 2012 Comment, Student media
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Should student media become more integrated?

by Natasha Clark

Should student media become more integrated? The BBC does it. The Huffington Post does it. Every news wire does it every day without fail, and in a world of increased digitization and 24/7 news, it must be done. All of their media contains a range of print, moving
17. November, 2012 Comment, Debate
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How much should student media cover national and international events?

by Natasha Clark

How much should student media cover national and international events? Student newspapers have an individual edge. Most are free, they aren’t in quite the same financial situation as the nationals, and most importantly, they are run by students, for students. But more significantly than that, student newspapers have their own
14. November, 2012 Comment, Debate
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Cutting TBIJ would be disastrous for the future of journalism

by Natasha Clark

Cutting TBIJ would be disastrous for the future of journalism A group of Conservative MPs are calling for supporters of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) to withdraw their funding, following the McAlpine Newsnight scandal.
9. November, 2012 Comment
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How the US election gave me hope for student media

by George Berridge

How the US election gave me hope for student media A few months ago, when I started writing for Wannabe Hacks, I wrote a piece about how student media sometimes suffered from a sort of complacency which undermined a lot of the hard work that went into it. If anything
8. November, 2012 Comment, Digital and online, Newspaper
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Should commentators be party politically neutral?

by Caroline Mortimer

Should commentators be party politically neutral? I suppose I should start this by saying I’m a Democrat. And not your run of the mill Obama Democrat either. I have supported every Democratic candidate for the Presidency since Clinton’s re-election when I was six. It’s partly to
7. November, 2012 Comment
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Is statutory regulation of the press a fight worth having?

by Liam Corcoran

Is statutory regulation of the press a fight worth having? With the report from the Leveson inquiry expected any day, talk has recently turned to statutory regulation of the press. The NUJ appeared to announce that they would be supporting regulation that is free from editors control, with possible statutory
6. November, 2012 Comment, Magazine
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Journalists all over the world must strive to be heard and make change

by Nicole Froio

Journalists all over the world must strive to be heard and make change In 2005, the Brazilian magazine Veja broke the story of what would later be known as the biggest corruption scandal in the history of Brazil. With 30 videos of evidence of misappropriation of public money and monthly payments to congressmen
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