BBC News's first ever specialist disinformation and social media reporter Marianna Spring discusses her route into journalism, working to uncover misinformation campaigns and the value of establishing a specialism early on in her career.
“From a young age, seeing Sir Trevor McDonald on the TV who looked like me and spoke a bit like me, I thought, ‘if he can do it and he’s black, maybe I could do it too,’” he explains.
Myrie’s heart was set on a career in journalism but that he had to have a “good degree” to fall back on for his parents.
“My parents are first generation immigrants from Jamaica, they didn’t travel 6,000 miles for me to be a bum,” he laughs.
After completing a law degree, Myrie chose to pursue his childhood dream and earned a coveted place on the BBC journalism training course.
In May 2020, RTS Isle of Man hosted its first online event, examining how news from the Isle of Man was being reported and how media conferences were conducted under social distancing requirements.
One year on, James Davis is joined by representatives of the Island’s media to discuss just what it’s like to report the news during a global pandemic and continue to do so in what appears to be our new digital-only world.
The Technical Teams at BBC News, Sky News and ITN accept this year's Judges' Award at the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2021 and discuss adapting and innovating in the pandemic to keep the news on the air, which was a worldwide team effort.
Mobeen Azhar, Journalist and Film Maker (Hometown, A Black and White Killing: The Case that Shook America, Webcam Boys, Muslims Like Us) shares his tips on how to break into the industry and talks about his 15 years of experience working in journalism, specialising in areas such as religion, extremism and counter extremism, drugs, addiction, sex work, Prince and Pakistan.
Run by the BBC Academy, the event aimed to give the students an insight into working in the broadcasting industry.
The morning session on mobile journalism, taken by MoJo guru Marc Settle, gave them the skills to go out into the city and shoot and edit a film entirely on their phones. Grabbing lunch on the go, the completed films were reviewed and a Best Film award given.
International Affairs Editor for ITV News Rageh Omaar discussed working in war zones and keeping safe in hostile environments at the RTS Student Masterclasses 2019.
Click here to read the session report.
Why he wanted to be a journalist: I was born in Somalia where my father was part of the independence movement and a businessman who spent a lot of time in the UK. He moved us to the UK where I was educated.
Around our kitchen table we’d discuss what was happening in the world. That was where I first became interested in international news and the day’s big issues such as apartheid and Nelson Mandela and revolutions in the Middle East.
The Glasgow-born, Yorkshire-based entrepreneur, who lost his sight at the age of 18, runs Traveleyes, a company that takes blind and partially sighted travellers on action-packed holidays around the world.
Mark Thompson, President and CEO of The New York Times Company, delivers the Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture 2019.
To donate to the Steve Hewlett Memorial Fund, please visit rts.org.uk/SteveHewlettFund.
The Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture 2019 was filmed and edited by University of Westminster students.
