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CIJ running Summer Conference in June 2018
Read More: CIJ running Summer Conference in June 2018The Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ), which has partnered with the Bristol Cable, is running its Summer Conference in June this year, to be held at London University’s Professor Stuart Hall Building between 28th and 30th June. The event is the UK’s only investigative journalism training event with an emphasis on teaching investigative skills. A…
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Bristol Trades Union Council events needing your support
Read More: Bristol Trades Union Council events needing your supportPhoto by Robin Whitlock Bristol Trades Union Council (BTUC) are holding two events which they are encouraging people to support if you can. On Saturday 28th April, International Workers Memorial Day will be observed with a march from the Unite offices at Tony Benn House in Victoria Street to the Memorial Plaque in Castle park…
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UWE to hold distinguished address by Trinity Mirror Chief Executive on 7th February
Read More: UWE to hold distinguished address by Trinity Mirror Chief Executive on 7th FebruarySimon Fox, Chief Executive of Trinity Mirror, is to deliver an hour-long lecture on the subject of The importance of professional journalism in a post-truth world at the Bristol Business School Building at UWE’s Frenchay Campus on 7th February 2018. The lecture will take place at 6.30pm, preceded by a reception commencing at 6pm. There…
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Bristol Cable event to assess the crisis of local journalism
Read More: Bristol Cable event to assess the crisis of local journalismThe Bristol Cable is running a local event on 1st March 2018 assessing the present state of local journalism. The event will run between 6.30pm and 9.30pm at Hamilton House, in Bristol’s Stokes Croft district, and features Gareth Davies, a veteran local journalist who used to be employed by The Croydon Advertiser but who now…
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Standards rising in annual Bristol NUJ student awards
Read More: Standards rising in annual Bristol NUJ student awardsA HEALTHY crop of entrants for the annual journalism awards for students at the University of the West of England saw standards rising once again, particularly for the new media entries. Highlights for the judges included the bold and purposeful website constructed by third year student Alicia Brooks on contraception. Titled Contra, it took an…
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Bristol NUJ holds successful ‘Local News Matters’ event featuring exciting panel debate
Read More: Bristol NUJ holds successful ‘Local News Matters’ event featuring exciting panel debateBristol NUJ is pleased to report a successful Local News Matters event held on 24th March at The Watershed. A panel of 9 Bristol media representatives discussed the issues in an exciting debate chaired by Bristol NUJ chair Paul Breeden, followed by questions from an audience that included several local Bristol MPs, Bristol Metro Mayor…
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Bristol NUJ and Bristol Cable agree to collaborate on police secret communications issue
Read More: Bristol NUJ and Bristol Cable agree to collaborate on police secret communications issueBristol NUJ and The Bristol Cable have agreed in principle to further investigate the risks posed to journalists by surveillance technology being deployed by Avon & Somerset Police and other police forces nationally. The technology, known as an IMSI-catcher, acts as a ‘fake cellphone tower. When deployed, mobile communications devices connect with it, enabling the…
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New Bristol NUJ group on LinkedIn
Read More: New Bristol NUJ group on LinkedInFor members who are also members of LinkedIn, there is now a LinkedIn group which can be used for anything from discussions of branch business to local media matters to national issues and also professional opportunities. See you on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8597875
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Local News Matters! Bristol’s newsgatherers get together
Read More: Local News Matters! Bristol’s newsgatherers get togetherBRISTOL NUJ brings the city’s major and not-so-major newsgatherers together on March 24 for Local News Matters – part of the union’s national campaign to emphasise the importance of a healthy local news industry. Representatives of the Bristol Post, the BBC, ITV West Country, Bristol 24/7 and the Local Voice Network are among those taking part…
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Students urged to enter Bristol NUJ prize scheme 2017
Read More: Students urged to enter Bristol NUJ prize scheme 2017STUDENT journalists at UWE were urged this week to put their work forward for the Bristol NUJ award scheme as the final prize to last year’s students was presented. Jade Evans was presented with her cheque for £50 as the winner of the Level 1 prize in the 2016 competition. Every year Bristol NUJ awards…
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