Month: May 2015

 

Students have been honoured by lecturers and media professionals at the 2015 Journalism awards.

Hosted at the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (mima),  Journalism students were given awards based on exceptional work produced during this  academic year.

There were a number of awards available that celebrated the skills learnt on the BA (Hons)Multimedia Journalism degree course, including News Reporter of the Year, Best Feature Writer and Blogger of the Year.

Prizes for the awards included a number of placements with the Evening Gazette, The Northern Echo and The Hartlepool Mail.

Other prizes included work experience at Sky Sports; The Sun’s Fabulous Magazine; The i; BBC Tees and the new TV station Made in Tyne and Wear.

Paul Bailey, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, at Teesside University’s School of Arts and Media  said:  “These awards recognise the hard work and excellent calibre of our current journalism students.

“I would like to thank all of the media organisations who generously contributed prizes to this celebration of our students’ achievements.”

A number of special academic awards were also given out, including the NCTJ Prize, for the student with the highest marks while training for the National Council of Journalism qualifications.

The prize was a week’s placement at the Mail on Sunday  in London.

Here are the highlights of the evening.

For the full list of winners, see below:

NCTJ Prize, sponsored by NCTJ and the Daily Mail – Jamie Crow.

Blogger of the Year, sponsored by O Communications – Hannah Dodsworth

Content Producer of the Year, Sponsored by Tangerine PR – Courtney Blakey

Best Final Project, sponsored by Teesside University– The North Crowd (Matthew Brown; Leonie Garlick; Jamie Crow and Adam Burford)

Feature Writer, sponsored by The Northern Echo – Jack Crute

Multimedia Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Evening Gazette – Rachel Russell

Community  Reporter of the Year, sponsored by Hartlepool Mail – Rebecca McPartland

Sports Reporter, sponsored by Sky Sports – Tom Robinson

Lifestyle Reporter, sponsored by Fabulous Magazine – Jemma Ferguson-Gale

Entertainment Reporter, sponsored by Narc Magazine – Matthew Brown

News Reporter of the Year, sponsored by The i newspaper – Leonie Garlick

Broadcast Journalist of the Year, sponsored by BBC Tees – Lucy Moody

Video Journalist of the Year, sponsored by Made in Tyne and Wear – Jamie Crow and Natalie Devonshire (tie)

Communications and PR Campaign of the Year, sponsored by Teesside University’s Department for External Relations – Beth Dean

Special Recognition Award, sponsored by mima – Jodie Lightfoot; Sophie Finnegan and Demi Cornforth.

Outstanding Contribution to Campus Life Award, sponsored by Teesside University – Matthew Jones; Nathan Lee; Rebecca Connolly; Hannah Dodsworth and Keri Guymer.

Award for passing 100wpm shorthand, sponsored by Teesside University – Matthew Brown; Nathan Lee; Jodie Lightfoot; Ryan Sullivan-Hunt; Sophie Finnegan and Rachel Dye.

 

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THE FAMOUS stand up comedian and script writer Dylan Moran returns to Middlesbrough to perform his distinct brand of hilariously absurd comedy at Middlesbrough Town Hall this Friday.

The comedian who is perhaps best known for playing the character Bernard Black, in the BAFTA winning Channel 4 television series Black Books, is about to embark on his new UK tour ‘Off The Hook’ which will end in October of this year. The program Black Books which was written by Moran himself, portrayed Bernard Black as an apathetic, grumpy, drink sodden bookshop owner who is begrudgingly accompanied by his two equally strange but amusing friends Manny (Bill Bailey) and Fran (Tamsin Greig).

Moran’s character in the series is not a character worlds away from himself. A scruffy haired, world-weary Irishman forever holding a lit cigarette in one hand, and an ever present glass of wine in the other. The show became something of a cult comedy, adored by Dylan Moran fans alike, he also featured in Pegg and Frost’s Shaun of the Dead.

If there is one stand up comedy performance I’m personally unlikely to forget its Moran’s stand up performance ‘Monster’ recorded in his native Ireland, Dublin during 2004. The show which is available to buy on DVD, perfectly captures his highly cynical but hilarious outlook on life. The performance tainted with wine and cigarette smoke, bizarre anecdotes, and life experiences offers up a warm, cultured and perfectly unique comedy experience.

This will be the second time Dylan Moran has performed in Middlesbrough, his last performance took place during his 2009 ‘What It Is’ tour. I attended his previous life performance at Middlesbrough during that tour, an amazing performance it was, the best live stand-up comedy I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing to date.

Dylan Moran will perform this Friday the 24th of April at Middlesbrough Town Hall. For more information visit the online box office here.

 

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Tside spoke to  former Media Studies student Muhammad Shoaib to get the run down on his amazing experiences working abroad as an
assistant director for Mehroz Karim Films…

 

So what’s life like working for Mehroz Karim films?

Muhammad: It’s a great experience to working for a production company like Mehroz Karim Films.  After working for them for several months now, I realize there is much to learn after securing a degree to. When you get your degree it’s a lot like having a key to open many doors in the future, keep that in mind. 

What are some of the films you have worked on during your time at Mehroz Karim Films? 

Muhammad: During the last three months of working I have done one Urdu drama series named Aye Zindage. I acted as Assistant Director for that particular program which is on air now on one of Pakistan’s leading entertainment channels Hum TV.  For my next project I will be heading to shoot at Kashmir Valley to start a new drama series I am not permitted to talk about. 

What were the company interested to see, when you were asked for an interview?

Muhammad: Firstly they really appreciated the fact that I had completed a quality degree abroad which is obviously not an easy task. Secondly they were interested in someone who knew much about production and other processes in order to support them in every department. I had learned almost all of these skills during my time at Teesside University while attending my Media Studies course. The course taught me everything I needed to know such as for example Script Writing, Research and Development, Production, Direction and  Sound Recording.

How was your time at Teesside University? Did you think the resources were useful for preparing people for a career in the industry?

Muhammad: I strongly believe that Teesside University is a well-organized, strong and bright organization for those who want to pursue a career in the media industry.

What advice would you give to your fellow Teesside University students who are looking to purse a similar career in the industry?

Muhammad: Practice makes everything perfect.  Always stay focused in what you are interested in order for you to further your career doing something you love.

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