JournoWave Podcast

JournoWave Podcast

A podcast from The School of Journalism, Media and Communication at The University of Sheffield

Episodes

  1. 05/01/2024

    Elections; press freedom; and futsal with ex-England footballer Michael Owen's son!

    With the UK heading to the polls in local ballots and a general election on the horizon, Anna Jones, Polly Rippon and Jenny Eells are talking all things politics and press freedom. Jenny catches up with final year undergraduate Hannah Auld about her appearance on BBC One's Politics North programme alongside fellow Journalism, Media and Communication students talking about how politicians can reach the 'TikTok generation'. In a special Polly Ponders, Anna and Polly dissect the rules around covering an election period, and Dr Gemma Horton drops in to discuss her role at the Centre for Freedom of the Media ahead of World Press Freedom Day.  Journowave talked to first year student and international partially sighted futsal player Jake Heasman about his starring role alongside Michael Owen's son, James, in a documentary about the game. And the team bid a fond farewell to Bill Carmichael who is retiring from the School of Journalism, Media and Communication after 19 years of teaching. Bill gives a fascinating insight into his life as a rookie reporter, his hopes for the future of journalism and what adventures lie ahead once he hangs up his mortar board. We'll miss you Bill!  You can find out more about CFOM here and listen to the podcast here You can find out more about 'Football is for Everyone' here CHAPTERS 00:00 - 01:57 Intro 01:58 - 07:20 Hannah Auld on BBC TV and TikTok 07:21- 11:50 Polly Ponders...Elections 11:51 - 17:57 Dr Gemma Horton  on CFOM  17:58 - 23:00  Jake Heasman on partially sighted futsal 23:01 - 39:40  Bye Bye Bill Carmichael 39'41- 40'27" Ending

  2. 11/01/2023

    Resilience training; impartiality; and from graduation to The Guardian

    Trauma victims Claire Throssell MBE and Joan Lawrence share their thoughts with Michelle Rawlins on the ground-breaking resilience training taking place within the School of Journalism, Media and Communication. The podcast kicks off with a talk with Bina Ogbebor about International Journalism Week, an annual event hosted by the department in conjunction with The Centre for The Freedom of The Media. Hosts Anna Jones and Polly Rippon discuss the OFCOM code and how broadcasters, including the BBC, practice impartiality when reporting conflicts. Jenny Eells chats to Dr Maria Tomlinson about her pioneering work around periods and meets up with graduate Chloe Aslett who tells about how her final Sheffield university project ended up in the pages of The Guardian. Links to articles discussed in the podcast: The Centre for Freedom of the Media www.cfom.org.uk Chloe's article on PMDD https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/16/my-self-worth-plummeted-every-month-the-hidden-disorder-that-can-ruin-womens-lives John Simpon on why the BBC don't use the term Terrorist https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67083432 Dr Maria Tomlinson's Research Seminars https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/journalism/research/research-old/seminars Time codes: 00:00 Introduction 02:40 International Journalism Week 08:10 Impartial broadcasting in times of conflict 15:39 Claire Throssell MBE, Joan Lawrence and resilience training 30:32 Dr Maria Tomlinson on Period Power 37:19 Graduate Chloe Aslett on getting in The Guardian

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A podcast from The School of Journalism, Media and Communication at The University of Sheffield