Celebrating work of our BA (Hons) Sport Journalism students in TV, radio, digital and print. BJTC accredited. To find out more, click on the link below
EXCLUSIVE: Year 3 sports journalism student
@lucy_roberts_72
has spoken to
@ChesterFC
manager
@amjonno
about his terrifying battle with Covid which left him with pneumonia and kidney failure.
Amazing story
From Milan…to Preston in 24 hours.
Premier League referee Anthony Taylor gave up two hours of his time to speak to Year 1 and 2
@SportJournUclan
students - amazing insight into elite refereeing, VAR, Eriksen incident, grassroots shortages, social media abuse and much more.
𝗛𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 to Championship referee Leigh Doughty, who taught some of our students when he was a PE teacher, for refereeing two of the matches today - and giving our Y1 student and L7 ref Brandon some vanishing spray!
#KMDcorrect
@FA_PGMOL
@MrChrisFoy
Thanks once again to Premier League referee Anthony Taylor for speaking to our Year 1
@SportJournUclan
students.
⚽️ VAR, Eriksen collapse, Mourinho abuse, Roma fans in airport, World Cup and what the future holds, among many other topics.
Insightful and funny as ever 👏👏
Huge thanks to
@FA_PGMOL
referee Anthony Taylor for yet another insightful hour and a half with our Year 1
@SportJournUclan
students. Brilliant Q&A and candid answers as ever on refereeing at the World Cup, VAR, the 'dark arts' of football and the role of the media 👏👏👏
This is what it means to be crowned footie kings of the
@SportJournUclan
course. Well done year 1s - bad luck second and third years, but a cracking night all round
Good start to today’s trip to Leeds to watch England’s women in the Rugby League World Cup. With the coach about to join motorway and 50 year 1
@SportJournUclan
students on board,
@CanavanWriter
realises he’s forgotten the tickets. Cue hasty u-turn.
From Uclan to The Mirror and back again. 2021 graduate
@nathan_ridley_
is in the building to talk to first years about what it takes to succeed in industry
𝙃𝙪𝙜𝙚 thanks to
@SkySportsF1
reporter Craig Slater for giving up his time to speak to our Year 1 students today - Q&A inc breaking news of Spanish GP, writing session plus a masterclass in how to present to camera 👏👏
Huge thankyou to
@craigslatersky
- Sky Sports' Formula One - expert for giving up his time for two, one-hour sessions with Year 1
@SportJournUclan
students today.
Brilliant insight into the sport and THAT final race drama in Abu Dhabi. Another great guest for our students.
After a tough year and that frustrating day (have I already mentioned that) it’s good to see
@SportJournUclan
and
@journalismuclan
come top in England. Never a bad thing to come second to Scotland.
⚽️ 𝙄𝙉𝙑𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙄𝘽𝙇𝙀𝙎!
Two wins from two sees our Year 2
@SportJournUclan
win the annual end of term inter-year football competition.
Morgan Saunders with two goals to see his side to glory.
Well played everyone
We now have an official partnership with
@ProstInt
giving our sports journalism students the opportunity to work on their own ideas and have their work published and promoted. Previews, match reports, opinion columns and podcasts all in the pipeline. 1/2
Big thanks to
@simmo_on_sport
for a double session today with
@SportJournUclan
Ethics module groups. Fascinating insight into how doing your job properly can sometimes land you in trouble. So good 👏👏
The end of a long long day for
@SportJournUclan
staff - but well worth it to see our students film and commentate on a cup final at the County Ground. Great to see graduate
@lucy_roberts_72
too, doing a brilliant job with
@LancashireFA
Time for a cocoa and bed now.
Another brilliant guest for
@SportJournUclan
students today - BBC Sports Editor
@danroan
spoke candidly about life covering some of the biggest issues in sport, from racism to doping and hooliganism to failed World Cup bids. Fascinating two hours. 👏
Great insight from
@HLyons96
and
@MattSmithSport_
on life as Heads of Media at
@MorecambeFC
and
@BlackpoolFC
to our Year 2 students.
Some fantastic ideas in return from students on a content plan for the upcoming International Women's Day with the chance to produce them 👏👏
In at 8:45 am serving the bacon butties, still there at the end of the day packing up the gear – Uclan lecturer and Sky Sports presenter Peter Stevenson
#hero
#motd
Only 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙬𝙤 of their university careers and our Year 1
@SportJournUclan
students got the chance to quiz BBC Sports Editor
@danroan
for 45 minutes.
Compelling insight into his career, high profile interviews and navigating social media, among others.
Thanks Dan! 👏👏
A real coup for
@UCLan
as the BBC’s Director of Sport Barbara Slater came on campus to encourage the next generation of sport reporters. Packed room to listen to one of the industry’s biggest names
#uclansportsjournalism
Merseyside Youth Football League is going on strike this weekend. They’re sick of their refs getting abused. Uclan’s Jack Goodwin explains - with a bit of help from Nathan Salmon.
#referees
#merseyside
#youthfootball
Year 1 Digital story assignments - 300-word sports news story with a North West angle - all now marked and feedback released at 5pm tomorrow.
Great standard of work and superb progress since October. Well done everyone. 👏👏
Championship referee 𝗟𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘆 with Leeds fan Harvey Redmonds and Southampton fan Tom Kelly - both Y2 students - this afternoon.
Leigh is fourth official at Elland Road this coming Saturday in the game between both sides. Good luck!
Want to be a sports reporter? Here’s a taste of the action at BA Sports Journalism at UCLan via
@YouTube
DMs open for applicants who want a tour. Meet staff and students at the number one journalism school in England (The Guardian)
@BJTC_UK
accredited
Great to welcome back one of our (very recent) graduates, taking time out from her job at TalkSport to give advice to the current lot of students. Cheers Ailsa
Had the best day back at
@SportJournUclan
☺️ Loved speaking to the girls from across the year groups on the course, giving feedback on the 3rd years 1st TV newsday and seeing
@gerriebyrnescot
and
@CanavanWriter
🍕
It’s that time of week again as Y2 take on yet another newsday!
An action packed day ahead for all platforms 💻📻📺 as we keep you updated with all the latest sports news!
Welcome to UCLan Sportsday.
#Sport
#Journalism
Great day
@TheFlowerBowlEC
with Year 2
@SportJournUclan
students, few games, filming with big cameras and some interviews.
@FennersSport02
with a stonking pick of the day shot to seal his team’s win. Thanks for having us!
Great hour-long Q&A with
@EFL
referee
@Rebecca__Welch
with our Year 2 Sports Journo students. Some great insightful questions, from being a pioneer for women, refereeing at Wembley and issues in grassroots football. Now to pick an angle and write it up! Good luck
Running 🏃♂️ a marathon a day for the full year, for
@Marathon_Man365
Gary McKee every day is almost the same.
@elliot_burrow
✍️ caught up with him, and had a chat about how his extraordinary challenge is going so far…
The woman who (successfully) led a Manchester United fans campaign to stop Mason Greenwood playing for the club this season chatting to our third years. Thanks for coming in Carly Lyes, a fascinating insight into how football fans can set the media agenda and drive a story.
In our 60 years we’re very proud of the alumni who’ve gone on to enjoy great careers. Here’s
@rooth_ben
who helped
@bbcsport
with the Olympics then recruited by
@BBCSheffield
. No time at all to play golf for our Ben
Our BA (Hons) Journalism course offers an authentic experience, allowing students to progress and develop their skills. Read our student testimonials to find out more:
BIG thanks to ex Man City, Sheff Utd, Burnley and Bury star (and now Everton scout)
@HoylandJamie
for giving up his time to speak to our Y1 bunch. Great questions from students, belting answers from a top, top guest 👏👏
The 2024/25 football season will soon be upon us - here's our
@ejonesjourno
working hard
@CharnockFC
in his new media role.
Students - please ensure you have filled in the Work Placement forms before starting volunteer/paid roles 👍
📸-
@sjt_photos
An astonishing insight into the dangers of sports gambling from recovering addict Oliver Christie of
@Betknowmore
and Nicola Jaques from
@BCTNorthWest
who lost her home because of a loved one's addiction.
Audio clips now available for your podcasts.
🗨️'𝙔𝙤𝙪'𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙛𝙖𝙣𝙨...𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙖 𝙛𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬?'🗨️
Masterclass by
@SportJournUclan
2021 graduate
@nathan_ridley_
for our Year 1 sport students on the art of generating offshoot stories and live blogging a cup draw.
Great session! 👏👏
Many thanks to Manchester United’s women’s head of content
@HelenRW11
and The Mirror’s
@nathan_ridley_
(the latter who graduated from the course two years ago) for coming in to speak to the year 3s and 1s today. Helping the next generation succeed.
📺𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁! 📺
Thanks to
@AdamCrafton_
of
@TheAthletic
for talking to our Year 2 students about the ethics surrounding the Mason Greenwood case - and how to build resilience and a personal profile in a competitive, digital world 👏
Preparations under way early for
@SportJournUclan
year 2 Match of the Day assignment. Full live programme on air this afternoon - 36 students and loads more staff
Thank you to
@pnefc
@hjbroadley
@tomrawcliffe_
for hosting our y1 students. They also got to experience what could be (one of) last pressers by Steve Bruce
@WBA
Thanks to BBC reporters
@JPFagg
and
@lauren_zo
for explaining the world of data journalism to our second years, and a different way of getting a story.
First video of the season is out now!
Rochdale welcomed table topper Chesterfield to the Crown Oil Arena in what turned out to be an enthralling encounter that saw the visitors come out on top!
#RAFC
#Spirerites
Thankyou to
@craigslatersky
for once again giving up his valuable time for two Q&As with our Year 1
@SportJournUclan
students. Plenty discussed - Andretti, Vettel, regulation changes, F1 carbon footprints and, er, wardrobe malfunctions. Another top guest 👏👏
𝙃𝙪𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 to
@MrDomSmith
- the
@TheOfficialFWA
Hugh McIlvanney Student Football Writer of the Year 2023 - for speaking to Y2 students on how to approach features and interviews.
Fantastic insight and advice 👏👏
His winning story is here ⤵️
Learnt a couple of things at Westleigh today: I’m useless at curling and Morgan should be banned from every rugby pitch in the North-West.
@SportJournUclan
#MUFC
fans have planned another protest ahead of the final home game of the season against Brentford tonight.
A march will take place before kick off, as well a walk-out 17 minutes from the end of the game, representing each year of the Glazers ownership.
Thanks to Amanda Wilkinson, a trailblazing woman in the sport of rugby league, for popping in to do a podcast. Great presenting by
@JennyWSport
and
@StuartMcC02
with top work behind the scenes from
@JKnowlesSport
Podcast to be released soon
Dismayed by the Ashes 4-0 drubbing? We asked a few Lancashire cricket leaders for their views.
“If you want to produce players that are capable of playing for England then the domestic competition has to be as strong as it can be."
Final preparations for today’s
@SportJournUclan
World Cup podcast Que Sera Qatar … featuring radio DJ
@GregBurns
and a look at why this has been a tournament of 0-0s. Live at 10.30am. Listen here:
Of course this means an end to my time
@SportJournUclan
and despite it being cut short...
I’ve learned infinite amounts from an amazing set of tutors and students, if you’re ever in half a mind to give it a chance you have to join that course!
Delighted to be helping out
@TranmereRovers
. Here is my first piece with a match preview ahead of their game against Sutton United this afternoon. Huge thanks to
@RobMcnee
for the opportunity.
#SWA
#TRFC
You’d think Croatia will need to knick this in the next 30.
Alisson knows how to save a penalty. 40% of penalties against him - he’s saved. Tough to beat.
And the
@SportJournUclan
Qatar World Cup podcast is up and running. Thanks to special guest, BBC England producer
@GaryFlintoff
Link to listen will be available shortly