“BA Journalism students learn cutting-edge skills that equip them to work across all journalistic platforms, from print and digital to broadcast. They go into local communities to source stories that matter and publish these on our unique live news website, Eastlondonlines, building a portfolio before they graduate.
At a time when journalism has become increasingly uncritical, we believe in the figure of the journalist as a public intellectual. Our students learn to produce quality untold stories that foster transnational dialogue and social change.
In their final year, our BA Journalism students wrote a long piece of journalism as their final project. This year’s cohort pitched impressive pieces of work from a wide variety of subjects, and took creative approaches to storytelling. They pushed their access to sources, honed their investigative powers, finessed their writing styles, and sharpened their visual skills.
The result is a panoply of stories filled with poetic and quirky sensibilities, and biting political critique. These final multimedia projects are testament to the local, global, and critical approach we take.
We are proud of all our students and know they will go on to achieve great things, just as our previous BA Journalism students have!”
Dr. Omega Douglas, Lecturer in Media, Communications, and Cultural Studies and BA Journalism Convenor
Dr. Marcela Pizarro Coloma, Lecturer in Media, Communications, and Cultural Studies