Sport journalism and journalism students enjoyed a special guest speaker session from rising star of sport media, Aymen Babar.
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University of Brighton Sport Journalism students cover major sporting action at Brighton Racecourse and The Amex
As part of their Professional Practice module, a group of 15 Sport Journalism students reporters covered Brighton & Hove Albion Women’s 2-1 loss to Everton from the press box at The Amex. Twelve hours later, they travelled to Brighton Racecourse to report on the opening day of the spring racing season.
Industry heavyweights visit our Sports Journalism courses
We have some great guest speakers who come in to inspire and share their career experience with our students – if you’re thinking about choosing our Sports Journalism BA or MA course, find out about the kind of people you will hear from when you study at the University of Brighton.
Meet the staff: Dr Simon McEnnis, subject lead media
“I knew from a very young age that I was going to be a journalist because I loved creative writing at School. I was having a clear-out over Christmas and I found a football match report that I wrote when I was 13 and my teacher left the comment “could have been lifted from the sports pages” which turned out to be a premonition given my career path. Read More
University of Brighton journalism graduate grabs Emmy glory in the USA
Jordan Hogan has won a TV reporting Emmy award, considered the Oscars of US TV.
James O’Brien heads Annual Journalism Lecture
Broadcaster, writer and LBC radio presenter James will be speaking to staff and students this Thursday in Mithras House. Read More
Refugee journalists share their stories to Journalism students
Staff and students from our journalism courses have joined refugee journalists from Afghanistan, Qatar and Iran at the London College of Communication. Read More
Journalism MA graduate lands Mail Online job
Millie Payne, who graduates from the University of Brighton’s Journalism MA this year (having also completed a degree in English Language and Media at Brighton), is about to start as a junior showbiz reporter on the popular tabloid.
Journalism student publishes book of lockdown columns
In a major achievement during this year like no other, Jenny Bathurst, who is studying Journalism BA(Hons) at the University of Brighton, has published a book called Lockdown Observed: Becoming an Adult Without Leaving the House, a collection of her weekly articles for Sussex Newspapers from April 2020 to April 2021.
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The course has really encouraged me to experiment, make mistakes and learn from them.
Final year Journalism student Harrison Kirby talks about his studies.
Sports Journalism course runner up in NCTJ Awards for Excellence in Journalism
The course’s virtual exchange with the University of Florida was Highly Commended in the Innovation of the Year category for providing a new teaching and learning cross-cultural experience for students to develop their skills in a live virtual environment. Read More
Jamie Phillips wins top NCTJ award for campaigning journalism
Sport Journalism graduate, Jamie Phillips, has won the NCTJ’s prestigious Trainee News Journalism award in the NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2020. Read More
Podcast: Simon McEnnis – Sports Journalism and sport during Covid-19
Principal Lecturer Simon McEnnis discusses the future of sports journalism. Read More
MA student wins at BJTC awards
Joe Harbert, Sport Journalism MA student, on winning the Best Online News Site award at the 2020 Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) awards. Read More
MA student wins at BJTC awards
Congratulations to Joe Harbert, Sport Journalism MA student, on winning the Best Online News Site award at the 2020 Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC) awards. Joe won the award for his work on grassroots football in Kent while studying on his undergraduate degree at Canterbury Christ Church University.
Journalism students investigate life under Covid-19
Journalism students got their first bylines by the end of Welcome Week as they launched a unique investigation into life under Covid-19 for our student-run journalism website overtimeonline.co.uk. Read More
Podcast: Simon McEnnis – Sports Journalism and sport during Covid-19
Principal Lecturer Simon McEnnis discusses the future of sports journalism. Read More
New Overtime magazine
The latest edition of Overtime magazine, produced by University of Brighton journalism students, is now available. Read More
Celebrating International Women’s Day through sport
The University of Brighton welcomed teenage students from a school in Horsham to focus on careers for women in sport. Read More
Clive Tyldesley leads tributes to journalists of the future
Legendary football commentator Clive Tyldesley was the guest of honour at the University of Brighton’s first Journalism Awards. Read More