Congratulations to former MA student on promotion

Kristina Beanland from MA Journalism 2011/12 has been promoted to Senior Features Writer at
Caters News Agency. Well done.

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Former Brunel Journalism student, Natricia Duncan, gets her first front page story in Voice

Well done Natricia we are proud of you.

The story:
Why we must create our own jobs

Community action, education and training are part of the solution

Written by Natricia Duncan
27/03/2013

BRITAIN’S BLACK community must take more responsibility in tackling the jobs crisis it faces.

That was the conclusion of a Voice Editor’s Forum held at the House of Commons last week. The forum, called Who’s to blame for the decline in jobs for the African Caribbean community in the UK? debated some of the key issues including the impact of the economic downturn, long term changes in employment patterns and enduring institutional racism.

The discussion was led by Tottenham MP David Lammy, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on race. He said that it was important to address the failure of the current generation of black Britons to carry on the legacy of early Caribbean migrants. Traits such as resilience in overcoming obstacles and entrepreneurial acumen are missing, which he described as a “major crisis of catastrophic proportions.”

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Brunel Journalist team reports on first ever the UK CrossFit weekend

by Amanda Stringfellow

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The largest individual competitive fitness event in Europe came to a close this evening with the 250 participants whittled down to just four London Throwdown champions.

With all previous scores re-set to zero the finals saw the remaining 36 athletes confronted with their hardest challenges yet. The competitors faced the constant fear of being knocked out of the competition as the field narrowed significantly in each round.

WOD7 consisted of using a SkiErg which involved a downwards pulling action, mixed with single leg squats and cleans. When the reps were complete the athletes had to jump onto a box to claim their place in the next round.

Random acts of journalism by Brunel Journalists No 22 – Sedem Ama Dzandu

Sedem got her first byline on her work experience at the Daily Telegraph on the first day.
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