It’s been another busy few weeks for BA and MA Sports Journalism and Journalism students, with a range of extra activities, events and industry-focused learning. Read More
Category Archives: Journalism
Triumph in thrilling Sports Journalism Society futsal tournament
The Sports Journalism Society held their second major social event of the year in the form of a futsal tournament on Friday, March 7. Read More
Behind the Scenes at Sky Sports: VIP access for Sports Journalism students
University of Brighton’s BA and MA Sports Journalism students had the opportunity to go behind the scenes at Sky Sports on Tuesday (March 25), with exclusive access to the state-of-the-art studios, where students saw live broadcasts monitored and directed from the production gallery. Read More
Try out university at a summer school
If you’re in year 12 or your first year of 6th form college, you have the chance to try out what it’s like to study at university at one of our summer schools.
We are offering residential and online summer schools, and all are free to attend. Read More
Trainee sports journalists interview darts’ biggest stars at the PDC Premier League in Brighton
In an exclusive opportunity for aspiring sports journalists, trainee reporters from the University of Brighton’s MA and BA Sports Journalism course were granted access to the PDC (Professional Darts Corporation) Premier League darts event held in Brighton. Read More
Student journalists interview leading international correspondents on a field trip to Parliament and CNN International
A group of aspiring student journalists from the University of Brighton’s BA and MA Journalism programmes recently had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of politics and international news reporting during an educational field trip to London. The experience provided students with a rare and valuable behind-the-scenes look at the UK Parliament and CNN International’s London bureau. Read More
Sky Sports News Editor inspires Journalism Students at University of Brighton
Our Journalism and Sports Journalism students recently had the incredible opportunity to meet and learn from Elliot Cook, an editor at Sky Sports News. Elliot shared his expert insight on how to take the next steps towards a successful career in journalism, offering practical tips on employability, CV writing, and what media employers are really looking for. Read More
Trainee sports reporters gain exclusive insight from President of Sports Journalists Association, Darren Lewis
BA and MA Sports Journalism courses were given a unique opportunity to learn from two leading figures in sports media during an exclusive guest speaker event.
Organised by Channel 4 sports news correspondent and visiting lecturer Jordan Jarrett-Bryan, the session featured Darren Lewis, Assistant Editor at the Daily Mirror and President of the Sports Journalists’ Association. Read More
Brighton students join conference on diversity in sports media
‘A must see for anyone who wants to work in sports journalism’ – that was the verdict of Sports Journalism BA (Hons) student John Ejon-Ogwal, who attended D Word 5, a unique conference on diversity in sports media. Read More
University of Brighton announces one of the UK’s first scholarships focused on the study of trans inclusion
A PhD scholarship focused on trans and non-binary inclusion has been launched by the University of Brighton in collaboration with The Paul Cottingham Trust.
Check if you’re eligible for £1,250 and a lower grade offer
At the University of Brighton, we’re here to support you in making the best start to your university journey. With our new postcode checker, you can quickly see if you’re eligible for our Brighton Boost financial support package, designed to help you with the cost of living and make everyday things just that little bit easier. Read More
Looking back on our 2024: A year of innovation, creativity and impact
As we wrap up 2024, we want to take a moment to reflect on the past year’s achievements, milestones and stories that have shaped the year here at the University of Brighton.
There’s so much to celebrate – we’ve seen groundbreaking research, community impact and inspiring student success across every area of the university. Read More
Competition-winning selfie takes Brighton student to Premier League press box
First-year Sport Journalism BA student, Cara Graham, was picked out to work for Brighton and Hove Albion for their home match against Southampton on 29 November.
Football to F1: how Brighton’s sports journalism students are building their skills
Our students studying both the Sports Journalism BA and MA courses have recently been involved in some exciting practical experiences that are helping to shape their futures in the sports media industry. Read More
Journalism students in the Amex Stadium press box
Over the weekend, our Sport Journalism MA students had the unique opportunity to be in the press box at the American Express Community Stadium.
Student journalists interviewed on ITV
ITV news visited the university as part of a feature on encouraging more female representation in sport.
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Sports Journalism students peak into elite sport events with Matchroom
Frank Smith, CEO of Matchroom was welcomed to the Newsroom at Moulsecoomb to share his expertise and experience of staging major events, including world-title boxing fights. Read More
Student’s tweet goes viral
A tweet by second year Sports Journalism BA(Hons) student Thomas Davies-Crisp went viral. Read More
Sports Journalism students win NFL press accreditation
Four Sports Journalism MA students got their training off to a flying start by winning press accreditation with the NFL. Read More
Sky Sports broadcaster is latest guest speaker on journalism courses
Sport journalism and journalism students enjoyed a special guest speaker session from rising star of sport media, Aymen Babar.
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.
Sports Journalism student Leon wins prestigious NCTJ Student Award
Beating off the competition, final-year Sports Journalism BA(Hons) student Leon Imber has won the Sports Journalism Student category at the NCTJ Awards being praised by Sky Sports New judges for his “exceptional” interviews. Leon says, “I’m grateful to the Uni of Brighton for giving me the foundations to push into the national media and contribute work of my own.”
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
Second year Sports Journalism student lands paid ESPN role
Leon Imber has just earned a paid 12 month internship at ESPN’s London office as a sports editorial staff member. As course leader Owen Evans says, “this is a highly-competitive position that is auditioned once a year.” Read More
Aspiring female sportswriters join forces with FA to celebrate historic day for England Women’s international team
Sport Journalism BA(Hons) and MA students were invited to report from the press box at The AMEX Stadium during England’s recent match against the Czech Republic.
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
Brighton students shortlisted for football writer awards
Congratulations to Sports Journalism students Emillia Hawkins and Colin D’Cunha who have been nominated in the FWA Unheard Voices Football Writer of the Year Award.
Sports Journalism students visit Wembley Stadium on historic day for women’s football
Students were tasked with previewing, live-blogging, match reporting and interviewing as Chelsea beat Arsenal 3-0 in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup final, which also marked 50 years since the first Women’s FA Cup Final. Read More
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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OT-TV: journalism students’ video news channel
Check out the video news channel contributed to by students on our Journalism and Sports Journalism courses. Read More
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
Chichester Observer picks up journalism student’s blog about pandemic life
Journalism student Jenny Bathurst has been writing for us about pandemic life since lockdown began back in March last year. 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
How much are journalists to blame for fake news?
US President Joe Biden pledged to “defend the truth” as he was sworn into power yesterday. Read More
University of Brighton scores nomination for top journalism award
Our Sport Journalism BA(Hons) programme’s virtual exchange partnership with University of Florida has been shortlisted for Innovation of the Year in the 2020 National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Awards for Excellence. Read More
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
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
Sports journalism student helps launch new book
Sports Journalism student Jack Stewart is helping author, Nathan Gokhool, launch his first book. Read More
The Conversation
Senior lecturer, Simon Mcennis, writes for The Conversation: Hillsborough: Liverpool FC has got rid of The Sun but it cannot rid The Sun of Liverpool FC. Read More
Visit from Sky Sports’ Senior PR Manager
The University of Brighton welcomed guest speaker Stuart Mawhinney, Senior PR Manager for Sky Sports last week. Read More
Students can join the Olympic gold rush
The Rio Olympic Games have shown that not only has Great Britain has some of the best athletes in the world but also how students can take up top careers to help achieve more to medal successes. Read More
Annual Sport Journalism Lecture 2016 – Dick Pound to speak
Dick Pound, sport’s most prominent anti-drug campaigner, will turn his attention to something he now deems even more problematic, namely match-fixing, at this year’s Annual Sport Journalism Lecture. Read More
ITVs controller of sport production visits students
Story by Luke Ambler, Sport Journalism student
Journalism students were privy to an exclusive revelation when ITV’s controller of sport production, Mark Demuth, revealed that the company were in negotiations to bring live coverage of horse racing back to its channels from January 2017. Read More