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City Music PhD alumna wins prestigious international media arts award

Jo Thomas, a City PhD alumna, has been awarded the Golden Nica in the Digital Musics and Sound Art Category at this year’s Prix Ars Electronica.

Continue Reading Add comment May 18th, 2012

Sir Richard Branson backs alumni web video text startup

Heidi Lindvall (Human Rights 2010) and Guy Gunaratne (Journalism 2010) recently competed to pitch their business to Richard Branson.

Continue Reading Add comment May 17th, 2012

The Digital Shoreditch Festival 2012

The Digital Shoreditch Festival 2012 is a celebration of the outstanding creative, technical and entrepreneurial talent of East London and Tech City. The festival runs from May 21st to June 1st 2012 and includes talks, showcases, competitions, workshops, open studios, exhibitions and parties that will engage, inspire and celebrate the cream of the digital crop.

City is hosting these three events as part of the Festival.

Continue Reading Add comment May 11th, 2012

Professor Heather Brooke named champion of open internet

City University’s visiting Professor of Journalism Heather Brooke has been named in The Guardian’s Open 20 champions of open internet.

Continue Reading Add comment May 4th, 2012

City University London and the spirit of the Olympic Games 2012

As 2012 Universities Week begins, Bill Morris, London 2012 Events Chief and City University London alumnus returns to the campus to talk to current International Journalism MA student, Jo Healey. They meet at Northampton Square on an auspiciously sunny spring morning to share their experiences of City and their involvement with the forthcoming Olympic Games.

Continue Reading Add comment May 4th, 2012

City alumnus and BBC4 controller Richard Klein discusses “The Bridge”

City alumnus and BBC4 controller Richard Klein (Journalism 1985) discusses new Swedish-Danish thriller “The Bridge” and reflects on why Scandinavian crime drama has such a following in the UK.

Continue Reading Add comment May 2nd, 2012

Lionel Barber honoured with an Award of Doctor of Science Honoris Causa for his contribution to the field of journalism.

Every year City University London recognises a number of distinguished individuals and leaders of their professions through the award of an honorary degree.

Read more about our 2012 honorary graduates here.

Continue Reading Add comment May 2nd, 2012

Reduced Relevance – the downside of social, mobile news

The increased availability of news on mobile platforms can result in stories that are less relevant to readers’ interests.

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City alumnus publishes new book, ‘Fidel Castro’s Childhood’

Steven Walker (Journalism 1981) has recently published a new book, ‘Fidel Castro’s Childhood – the untold story’, which examines the early experiences that formed the adult socialist icon.

Continue Reading Add comment April 26th, 2012

City Lights: Transonic Transformations: Chips, Blossom and Hopscotch

A dialogue of social and performative practices in sound arts and electroacoustic music with Cathy Lane, Viv Corringham and Iris Garrelfs

8 May

Continue Reading Add comment March 29th, 2012

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