Coventry Students Take Advantage of Huge Opportunities
Coventry’s Journalism students have been out and about this semester as they develop their reporting skills and grow their portfolios of remarkable work. Check out the photos below featuring our journalists of the future interviewing multiple No. 1 artists, sports stars, political figures and fellow journalists.
Eight BA Journalism students took up press passes and photographed as well as interviewed chart-topping musician Tom Grennan earlier this year.
The Big Issue published a ‘colour feature’ co-written by Katie Light and Lorenna Bomme, which featured imagery and captions from Jack Wolf, Will Roberts and Matt Haldane. It was their the BI’s most clicked story of the month!
Katie Light and Jack Woolf grilled Tom, as his grandma watched on!
Coventry rugby training was filmed by Year 3 student Robin Paier before….
Benedict Ferraby, Robin P and Matt H conducted interviews with two players.
Entertainment and Lifestyle Journalism (a third year module) students interviewed a talent agent and online influencer before visiting Bauer Media’s base in London.
Siddarth Limaye enjoyed the opportunity to interview the BBC’s F1 Correspondent Jennie Gow via Teams. See Sid’s happy face for details.
Students from all years and MA Sports Journalism created a 7-hour live simulcast!
Lilah Keown and Robin Paier had the incredible opportunity to interview Lostboy, who’s written and produced for Calvin Harris, Kylie Minogue & more.
Harrison Pearce, Matthew Haldane and Will Roberts watched a recording session at Ben Foster’s podcast studios in Leamington.
Year three student Matt Roche interviewed Coventry South MP Mary Creagh in our basement studio. And, yes, there was a good reason for the tracksuit and sliders.
Recent CU graduates Temi Akinpelu, Maddie Griffiths and Cesar Medina who now work for Sky, BBC WM and Nub News returned to meet our students.
Year 2 student Will Roberts took the chance to go where only another 20 journalists were allowed - a breakout interview with former England manager Lee Carsley!