Category: Journalism

Falmouth journalism students gain an insight into media careers

Journalism students at University College Falmouth (UCF) gained an insight into working in public relations when Barefoot Media’s Sam Lynas returned to his alma mater last week. As a graduate of UCF’s BA (Hons) Journalism degree, Sam returned to his former university to speak to students about his experiences working in PR and passed on [...]

How did I end up here? 5 tips for getting your first job in PR

It was around two-thirds of the way through my journalism degree when I realised my future career lay in public relations. I was on work experience for a small PR agency who were helping out a girl band. I planned school tours, co-produced a music video, researched and redesigned their website, developed their activity on [...]

JLC enters Another Place

My first job as a reporter on the UK’s longest-running surfing magazine saw me undertake some pretty tough assignments. As the most junior member of staff, it was inevitable that I would get sent on the jobs nobody else wanted, so my early interview technique was set to develop on a series of aspiring pro [...]