http://www.injournalism.co.uk The digital news, features and sports magazine from Sunderland university Mon, 19 May 2008 09:14:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en golf test http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/19/golf-test/ Testing http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/19/testing-politics/ Karen Wight is part of the breakfast duo ‘Steve and Karen’ on one of the most listened to radio stations in the North East ‘Galaxy FM’. And it was her work at Utopia that gave her the radio bug. Karen’s interest in the media world began back in 1995, when she ... http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/13/breaking-into-radio-karen-style/ The Buggles once stated that video killed the radio star. Times have changed since the advent of the humble video; the internet has become a more popular source to watch films by fresh faced budding Spielbergs. We live in a time where the internet is killing the video star, and ... http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/13/internet-killed-the-video-star/ The UK tabloids and US broadsheets were both in the news this week for their poor coverage of climate change. Poor in either volume (US) or tone and accuracy (UK). In the UK, The Guardian picked up on new research carried out by Max Boykoff and Maria Mansfield at the University ... http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/13/medias-responsbility-to-climate-change/ Coming at the end of the ‘Broken Boy Soldiers’ world tour, it was actually the first time their new hometown had a chance to inspect them at close quarters. Since then, though, they’ve become more a part of the social and musical fabric of the city, collaborating with local musicians, attending ... http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/13/live-the-ranconteurs/ If Santogold was any more ‘of the moment’, she’d be sat in your lap, reading this out loud to you. Through a mix of furious networking and artistic fearlessness, the former Santi White has become a totemic figure for the current crop of genre-bending acts currently blowing raspberries at the parameters ... http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/13/santogold-over-it/ Music is their radar. And it is forever sending them off in completely the wrong direction. Once you’d pieced together its unconventional concepts (New Zealanders in New York? An Office-style comedy with big musical numbers in the middle of each episode?), last year’s Flight Of The Conchords quickly became cult ... http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/13/flight-of-the-conchords/ Newcastle and Sunderland Universities have maintained their lead in the delivery of media and communications studies programmes, according to the National Student Survey released today. While Newcastle fell short of its prized first place in 2008, dropping two and a half points to 97.5, it was even better news for Sunderland, ... http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/13/newcastle-sunderland-regions-top-performers/ Aimée Grandidge, 21, currently in her last year at Sunderland University studying Film and Media studies, founded a Cheerleading squad called the Sunderland Stars less than two years ago. “Cheerleading isn’t all about looking pretty and dancing,” said Aimee. “It’s a hard core gymnastic sport which takes dedication, strength and ... http://www.injournalism.co.uk/2008/05/12/its-not-all-about-looking-pretty/