Southwark residents support a greener borough following the local elections

Cross Platform Journalism

by cresswell - April 10, 2018April 10, 20180

Bench placed in a very clean and green park

(A Greener London is on the agenda following local elections. Credit: Pexels) With the 2018 local elections just around the corner, keen voters are happy to see that the environment remains a prime concern in political parties manifestos, reports Leanne Cresswell. On May the 3rd, voters will take to the polls for the

Live news day review: 05/03/18

Cross Platform Journalism

by cresswell - March 6, 20180

On Monday, our JLDN live YouTube stream took place at 3PM. The show featured a variety of content such as University strikes, volunteering, sex education and much more. My group (Group 2) decided to cover the story on the potential death of a newspaper, seeing as there are other popular alternatives

Live Show Review

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by cresswell - December 3, 20170

During this weeks live show, my job was to assist the website editor. Liam and myself ensured that every VT groups articles were written and published on Journalism.london, as well as the on the day reporters. We made sure that each article had the correct grammar, as well as adding

Live Show: Fourth Week Review

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by cresswell - November 18, 20170

I thought that our Live Show this week ran a lot smoother than the week before. Once again, my role in the show was Directing, which included the responsibilities such as cutting from different cameras, the different shots used and the overall look of the show. I felt a lot

Live Show: Third Week Review

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by cresswell - November 15, 20170

I think that this weeks live show ran extremely smooth. My role was to direct, meaning that I was in charge of how the show looked as a whole. This involved setting up the cameras, making sure that the VTs were all in dropbox, the lighting and switching the cameras

Retailers to offer a new “Same day return” service to shoppers

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by cresswell - November 5, 2017November 5, 20170

UK Retailers are set to introduce a new service which offers customers a "Same day return". According to retail statistics firm, Stuart, shoppers in the UK have unreturned goods which altogether mounts to a grand total of £3.2 billion. This new service that is being put into plan, entitles shoppers to

Live Show: Second Week Overview

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by cresswell - November 2, 20170

Following our first live show last week, I feel that this weeks show ran a lot smoother. Everybody seemed much more relaxed and confident when it came to their roles and there was great team work from the production side. I particularly liked the fact that the presenters had great

Live Show: First Week Overview

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by cresswell - October 23, 2017October 23, 20170

For the first week of the live shows, our group were assigned to create a VT relating to the topic of e-sports. As it was recently World Mental Health day, our group explored how gaming may affect students mental health in a positive or negative way. When filming our groups VT,

Threat over Ubers license leaves students infuriated

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by cresswell - October 6, 2017October 6, 20170

Agitated Students in London face dismay over the loss of Uber's licence. The decision to withdraw the license of the low-cost car service has caused a major uproar between thousands of Students. Transport for London deemed the company as 'not fit and proper' due to customers making serious accusations of sexual

Infographic: Alcohol and Drink-Driving

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by cresswell - May 12, 20170

Although the figure for the number of Road Traffic deaths, is stabilising, according to the ‘World Health Organization (WHO) : Report On Road Safety 2015’, there are still 1.25 million deaths per year. One of the main attributes for road traffic deaths worldwide are citizens who drive after a consumption