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The MA in Online Journalism is a one year full time programme and the latest addition to the Department's portfolio. It forges core journalism with web design and production skills to enable students to create compelling web content. Students from the course won the 2001 Guardian Student Web Site of the Year Award, and graduates currently work at BBC News Online, BBC Sport Online, Ananova and other online news and content providers.

The course also has an early Postgraduate Dipoma exit route after nine months.

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Clare Cook and Michael Williams

Fleet street veteran and award winning journalist join staff

A national newspaper veteran and an award winning journalist have joined the department to teach print and online journalism.


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Simon Smythe with a copy of Cycling Weekly

Covering the Tour De France

A former online journalism student and cycling enthusiast has combined work with a long time hobby by covering the Tour De France for Cycling Weekly magazine.


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James Bentley

Graduate to pilot BBC scheme

A journalism graduate has been chosen to pilot a new BBC scheme developing the presence of the North West Tonight news programme on the web.


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James Bentley

Single-handedly covering the Manchester Comedy Festival

A department graduate has single-handedly covered the Manchester comedy festival for BBC Online.


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The Journalism Leaders course Homepage
The Future of Journalism in the Advanced Democracies
The Football and Race Students' story archive

Extra and related information

The Broadcast Journalism Training Council Logo The National Council for the Training of Journalists Logo Periodicals Training Council

Our print and broadcast courses are accredited by the The Broadcast Journalism Training Council and the National Council for the Training of Journalists. Our MA Magazine Journalism is accredited by the Periodicals Training Council.