Media and Journalism

Have your students ever thought about becoming a presenter? Immerse your students in a day of production and find out what its like to be a media student at university. Become a reporter, presenter or social media influencer as we offer your students a series of workshops focusing on various forms of media ranging from television, journalism, and music business, get a tour of our studios and facilities and learn how we #DoMediaDifferently at Birmingham School of Media.

Each week seven million people listen to podcasts in the UK and, the beauty is, virtually anyone can start one. But how do you do it? In this mini-lecture your students will learn what a podcast is and consider how to turn their idea into one that people will love. Your students will understand how to define target audiences, as well as deciding what will go in to their podcast and, once it’s made, how to distribute and market it.

Subject Area: Journalism and Social Media

In this workshop we’ll explore the reasons that people behave differently online and the sorts of toxic behaviours (particularly trolling) which we might encounter. We’ll think through our own online behaviour and consider ways that we can deal with the trolls to make our own little corners of social media nicer places to be.

Subject Area: Journalism

What role do we, as citizens, play in the news making process? We all have mobile technologies capable of recording the world around us and helping us tell the stories that we feel our important to ourselves and others. But does that make us journalists? This session will help your students identify and critique examples of citizen journalism and reflect on the advantages and disadvantages of citizen journalism for local communities.

Subject Area: PR and Journalism

Have your students ever wondered what it takes to become a social media star? How brands can get their message heard? Or how people can be encouraged to think and act differently? Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of PR and social media. This session will look at how people and organisations can create a name for themselves, using PR and social media strategies, while considering just how important it is to be ‘liked’ in today’s society.