Three years after the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Curuana Galizia, Josh Bate investigates whether her work to expose corruption has had any consequences, and the fight to achieve justice for her murder.
Stacey Dooley: A Different Approach to Journalism
On the 12th February, Stacey Dooley, British broadcast journalist and TV personality, graced Leeds Town Hall with a talk on her career, humble beginnings, and upcoming work. The conversation with Joyce Trozzo, a producer who […]
Left-Wing Media “Left for Dust”
The Freedom of the Press was compromised last week when a group of journalists from news outlets such as The Daily Mirror, HuffPost, The Independent and the i newspaper were excluded from a Downing Street […]
Editorial Letter: What is the Role of Student Media?
Hey readers, So we are now reaching the end of Semester One and the end of the 2010s. What a wild ride the last ten years have been. Way back in 2010, I was still […]
Is Traditional News Media Obsolete?
“There is no one thing called ‘journalism’; no single entity called ‘news’; no single recognisable entity for a ‘journalist’.” Alan Rusbridger, former Editor-in-Chief of The Guardian Journalists were once gatekeepers of […]
Free Speech on trial in Turkey
A destination popular with tourists for its beautiful beaches and mouth-watering kebabs, but sadly, Turkey is no stranger to the incarceration of their journalists. Taking the lead as the world’s leading jailer of journalists, […]
The Emoji React, The Post-Modern and Journalism
You are engaging in conversation against a backdrop of a constantly shifting societal landscape. Epithetical headlines zoom before your eyes; you grimace, smile, weep, frown in frustration or laugh at the day’s cherry-picked events. You […]
News Round Up
The Gryphon Wins Best Media Society at NSA 2017 The Gryphon was voted the ‘Best Media Society’ at this year’s National Societies Awards. The ceremony, which took place in the Crowne Plaza in Nottingham, saw The Gryphon receive […]
News | Night of success for student media at O2 awards
LS has been crowned Yorkshire’s best free weekly newspaper for a third consecutive year at this year’s O2 Media Awards. Run by student volunteers, the paper came in front of the Dearne Valley Weekender, a […]
News | Lecturers demand council opens up
Leeds Journalism lecturers are calling on the Council to allow the recording of public meetings. Broadcast Journalism course leader Julia Firmstone said that it could only benefit the Council “to encourage people to have a […]
The Daily Fail
The Daily Mail Online has been a recent and growing phenomenon not only of increasing popularity but also increasing ridiculousness. I think we can agree that it can be incredibly sexist, sensationalist (‘CARROTS, PENCIL CASES […]
Books: Top Five Books About Journalism
Callie White honours interviewee Simon Hattenstone with this week’s selection of journalism classics. 1. Scoop by Evelyn Waugh Perhaps the most famous of all fictional journalists, William Boot is here employed by the national […]