May 2012
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Lord Young visits Bournemouth University
Lord Young of Graffham, David Cameron’s enterprise adviser, came to BU and the Arts University College Bournemouth (AUCB) on 30 May to promote the entrepreneurial StartUp Loan scheme as part of Bournemouth Skillset Media Academy ‘Get That Job!’ day. The Government launched the £82.5 million StartUp Loan scheme this week to help people aged 18-24 [...]
BU launches first ever Media directory in London
BU is frequently approached by the media to comment on a variety of topics across the news agenda, so a directory for the press has been compiled to include details of our top academics to offer expert insight and analysis. Journalists from print, online and broadcast, including the BBC, The Guardian, The Sunday [...]
Multimedia journalism graduate scoops BAFTA for special Panorama report
BA Multi-Media Journalism graduate Joe Casey scooped his third award for his special undercover report of care homes for BBC’s Panorama at the BAFTA’s on May 28. Joe was awarded a BAFTA for an episode he went undercover for entitled Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed for Panorama, which has also won him the John [...]
Award winning grads designs app for Tate Modern
BU Interactive Media Production graduate Ben Templetons’ creative agency ThoughtDen have crafted a unique ‘Magic Tate Ball’ app for the Tate Modern. ‘Magic Tate Ball’ is a new location-based mobile app from the world renowned Tate gallery and Bristol based digital agency Thought Den. Taking inspiration from the iconic Magic 8 Ball, [...]
David Alder on Solent
What affect can music have on advertising? David Alder featured on BBC Radio Solent’s The Big hour discussing the relationship between music and the products we buy. Pop culture and pop music play an important role in advertising. Around 80 per cent of the advertisements we watch or listen to contain some music. When [...]
Martyn Ware of The Human League visits BU
Martyn Ware may be better known for his chart success as a founding member of 80′s super band The Human League, rather than creating art from sound in cities around the world. ‘Building dreams in space: sonic architecture for art business and education’ was the title of Martyns talk he gave on May 2 at [...]
BU scoops top awards at BJTC
Two MAMMJ graduates were presented with national awards for their journalism last week at the BJTC annual awards ceremony at Ravensbourne College. Derek English won the TV News item category for his piece on Purbeck Wind Farm which was commented on by judges as being, “A well thought through piece, covering a range [...]
