News 15 tips for cleaning up your LinkedIn profile Give your account the spring cleaning it deserves and get the most out of the platform's potential for networking, job hunting and researching By Damian Radcliffe • 4 min read
News NottinghamshireLive experiments with people-powered journalism This summer, the local news outlet invited its readers to set the news agenda, then teamed up with four journalism students to tell community stories By Marcela Kunova • 3 min read
Credit: The Old Bailey (above). Amanda Slater on Flickr via Creative Commons Licence News How will covid-19 shape the future of UK court reporting? Many court reporters have made do with Skype calls to cover legal proceedings during the pandemic. Despite ropey connections and bad audio, this could help renew interest in the field By Jacob Granger • 5 min read
Credit: Photo by bruce mars on Unsplash News Online communities for young journalists: the good, the bad and the ugly Social media platforms provide budding reporters with opportunities, contacts and resources. But are they always a force for good? By Emily Cole • 4 min read
News How to build your contact list during covid-19 Developing and nurturing your network is just a matter of looking in the right places and following social protocol. Industry professionals offer seven tips and tricks to networking during a pandemic By Yasmin Tenk • 4 min read
Credit: Photo by Yasmina H on Unsplash News Three free online classes for journalism students this lockdown Join these Zoom calls and masterclasses with media professionals to sharpen your journalistic skillset without having to fork out or leave your home By Zaynah Esat • 3 min read
Credit: Pexels News Live-streaming app Happs is set to innovate breaking news The app enables citizen journalists and news curators to source and produce real-time content for Twitter and Periscope By Daniel Green • 3 min read
News HuffPost UK brings real-life newsroom experience to Birmingham City University students The HuffPost School of Journalism officially rolls out at BCU in September 2019 to help bridge the gap between academia and requirements of working in the media industry By Jacob Granger • 2 min read
Credit: Photo by Fezbot2000 on Unsplash News Why journalism students are so afraid to talk to real people (and what we can do about it) Up-and-coming reporters struggle to pick up the phone or talk to strangers for a vox pop. Here is what can help them grow in confidence By Jacob Granger • 3 min read
Credit: Studio Republic on Unsplash News PressPad plans to launch subscription model to support aspiring journalists in need of accommodation The UK startup that helps unpaid interns lodge in London also challenges the media industry to do more to grow an inclusive and diversified workforce By Jacob Granger • 4 min read
News The Guardian US and Eagle Eye student newspaper scoop Global Youth and News Media Prize for joint coverage on the March for Our Lives movement The Parkland students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school recieved a standing ovation at News Xchange in Edinburgh for their guest-editing work at the Guardian US By Caroline Scott • 2 min read
Credit: Image from Pixabay News Starting a journalism course at university? Here's how to make the most of it Advice for student journalists at the start of the academic year By Catalina Albeanu • 3 min read
