I have always said that I will be a real journalist... and on 1st October 2007 I became published editor of Pulp Magazine. The magazine is free and aimed at young people aged 18-28 in the Lincoln area. It is a lifestyle magazine which has sections on culture (movies/music/gigs/books/restaurant etc reviews) features, news and a few regular feature items.
The magazine is ran by students from the University of Lincoln, but is not ran or owned by the University or Student Union. It is paid for through advertising.
I am so proud of this magazine, it has been a year in the making and a lot of sleepless nights and unneccesery stress but it is here. I decided to start the magazine after starting on another publication at the university which fell at the last hurdle. I wanted to create something young people, NOT just students... NOT just adults but young people could enjoy which didn't patronise and gave them a voice.
I think my team and I have achieved that! Once the website is up and running I will post a link on here, until then keep your eye out for one.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Alan Johnston Freed
A little later than planned, but I have been rather forgetful of my good old blog lately...
I am pleased to say the BBC reporter Alan Johnston was freed on the 4th of July 2007 after 114 days of captivity in Gaza and he was sporting a new haircut!
The new haircut was 1 of the first things Johnston did once being freed as he wanted to as he says "Get rid of the kidnapped look"
Johnston who was siezed on 12 March 07 said he had not been tortured by the Army of Islam group who kidnapped him. When he was freed Johnston was seen on TV all over the world thanking his BBC colleagues and those who supported him while he was captured.
Johnston went on to say that in the future he would try to "stay out of trouble"
The BBC reported that "Gordon Brown, in his first prime minister's questions session in the UK parliament, said: "The whole country will welcome the news that Alan Johnston, a fearless journalist whose voice was silenced for too long, is now free.""
An online petition which called for the release of Johnston was signed by over 200,000 people, which suprised Johnston as he said "that is twice the size of Wembly..."
I am pleased to say the BBC reporter Alan Johnston was freed on the 4th of July 2007 after 114 days of captivity in Gaza and he was sporting a new haircut!
The new haircut was 1 of the first things Johnston did once being freed as he wanted to as he says "Get rid of the kidnapped look"
Johnston who was siezed on 12 March 07 said he had not been tortured by the Army of Islam group who kidnapped him. When he was freed Johnston was seen on TV all over the world thanking his BBC colleagues and those who supported him while he was captured.
Johnston went on to say that in the future he would try to "stay out of trouble"
The BBC reported that "Gordon Brown, in his first prime minister's questions session in the UK parliament, said: "The whole country will welcome the news that Alan Johnston, a fearless journalist whose voice was silenced for too long, is now free.""
An online petition which called for the release of Johnston was signed by over 200,000 people, which suprised Johnston as he said "that is twice the size of Wembly..."
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