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Media pointers for 2010
Two interesting stories about the state of the media on the American online publication Foliomag.com which offer a mix of bleak predictions and a modicum of hope.
A student’s experience of the NUJ conference
Our future is in our hands – that was what student journalists learned when they were thrown in at the deep end to provide running coverage of the NUJ’s 2009 ADM conference.
The Annual Delegate Meeting (ADM) 2009 in Southport gave every student delegate an unforgettable experience and a real taste of journalism and the media industry.
Over 60s club together to offer their experience
Bernard Smyth attended ADM on behalf of Bristol branch for the launch of NUJ 60Plus. He reports…
EJN steps up safe house plan for exiled journalists
Efforts are being stepped up to set up a safe house for journalists who have been forced out of their home countries and arrive as asylum seekers in the UK.
Investigating how gender bias continues in the media
A trendy Gloucester road art gallery is filled with women flicking through stacks of old magazines. They’re scrutinising cleavages and comparing the merits of Nutz and Zoo in the name of feminist activism. The Representations of Women in the Media project (“Reps” to its friends”) will enter its third year in November. This grassroots volunteer project takes place in Bristol to investigate how women are misrepresented in the media and provides guidance to support more realistic representations.
