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Comment on Dreamweaver does not make an online journalist by Who’s using Dreamweaver then? | Student Journalism Blog | Press Gazette

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:39:55 +0000

[...] in summary, web designers aren’t using Dreamweaver. Web journalists aren’t using Dreamweaver. Indeed it seems nobody in the industry is using it. Which begs the question, why do so many [...]

Comment on Student journalists want what’s best for this industry, so use us! by Hannah Gurney

Hannah Gurney — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:02:20 +0000

I would also do it in a heartbeat. I agree with what Matt Cutler said about ‘life is for living’. Isn’t going to the other end of the world and seeing things no one else will ever see really living? Ok so perhaps it is a ‘bad idea’ to send an inexperienced journalist out to an area of conflict, but can I just remind you Martin that we are not in nappies? We are adults and we can take care of ourselves, if we’ve chosen to go out to an area of conflict then I’m sure we wouldn’t choose to go into it blindly.

After recently spending a week at a local newspaper and rearranging press releases I believe that true quality journalism deserves a degree of risk taking.

Comment on Dreamweaver does not make an online journalist by Anvar

Anvar — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:52:15 +0000

Well, it makes sense to learn Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, PHP if you are planning to run your own project. For example, I want to have one, but do not have financial resources to order a website to professional programmers. And I am learning now PHP and I am using Dreamweaver for HTML, CSS and PHP programming. It is really fun for me!

Comment on What we REALLY think about the UK’s newspapers by Cian

Cian — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:35:49 +0000

I fucking hate publications which replace words with *s.

Comment on Student journalists want what’s best for this industry, so use us! by Matt Cutler

Matt Cutler — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:12:03 +0000

Dave: agreed.

I think there are so many good opportunities open to students looking to break into the industry for your exact reasoning: we are willing to do it.

I’ve been perusing many of the entry-level jobs and have come across quite a lot that would involve relocating abroad, perhaps not to the extent of going to a warzone, but nevertheless proof that we are willing to go places where many others wouldn’t.

We may be pawns for the bigger picture but at the end of the day, life is for living, regardless of what industry you go into.

http://mattcutler.blogspot.com/

Comment on Freedom of expression or freedom to defame? by Scott Goodacre

Scott Goodacre — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 22:54:12 +0000

Students at my own University started an “Appreciation Society” on Facebook for one lecturer, that lead to the publishing of a picture which showed the lecturer in question being arrested for narcotics offences.

I’m being sensitive here and not naming names, however would this count as acceptable? The group was started as a joke, however the publishing of the photograph has lead most students to regard the lecturer as a bit of a joke and a lot of comments are made when he slips up - comments that are obviously drug related - and I wonder if it’s all going a bit far.

Sure this guy messed up in the past, but do we have a right to know about these past offences? In this case it’s lead us to the unfortunate conclusion that the lecturer doesn’t know a great deal about the subject matter he’s teaching…an accusation reached solely on the topic of his criminal record.

Comment on Nouse: Counselling service admits breach of trust after releasing over 300 emails by John

John — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:52:17 +0000

This story first appeared in The Yorker: http://www.theyorker.co.uk/news/uninews/1436

Comment on Student journalists want what’s best for this industry, so use us! by Martin Stabe

Martin Stabe — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:55:15 +0000

Willing or not, sending an inexperienced young journalist off into an extremely hostile environment is a really, really bad idea. The kind that gets journalists killed.

No responsible editor would “use you” in this way.

Comment on Student journalists want what’s best for this industry, so use us! by Jared Silfies

Jared Silfies — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:38:21 +0000

If I were asked the same question I’d say yes in a heartbeat with my bag packed before the end of the conversation.

Journalism, true journalism, gets under your skin. It feeds you and there’s a certain type of high you get when you’re interviewing someone about just about anything.

Maybe I’m a bit too idealistic. Maybe I’m wrong and bright-eyed and bushy-tailed ideals will fade with time, but I’m going to work as hard as I can to keep the industry afloat.

Comment on Indy Reader’s Editor coup for UCLan by Becky

Becky — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:24:24 +0000

Clare has gave us a lecture already,it’s awesome!!

I really look forward to Micheal’s…o(∩_∩)o..

u r so cute,Lucy,btw…lol