As part of my MA in broadcast journalism at City I’m in the midst of a 3 week placement with the news team at BBC Radio Nottingham. On my first day last Tuesday I was promptly sent out on a story to make a package for Drive with Alan Clifford. Work has begun at Woodthorpe Grange Park in Sherwood on a new golf pavilion and cafe and I spoke to the City Cllr...

Yesterday I spent a day with issTV, a local online television channel for the South coast. Recently they’ve covered the Bournemouth Air Show and the Dancing on Ice tour at the BIC. We went out to Lulworth Castle to film the Jousting displays that take place daily during July and August. It’s a great day out over there, with the fast and furious jousting...

I’ve just spent 2 weeks at Heart Bournemouth (formerly 2cr) working with the news team. There were far fewer people in the office than I’m used to at other stations, but this meant that everyone was closer and - if I’m honest – friendlier. News has contracted over the last year, as Gcap has become Global and that’s divided itself...