Communications, Media & Culture
@ University of Stirling
If there was anything I would say to describe my initial feelings, as I took my seat in Professor Richard Haynes’ inaugural lecture, it would be surprise. This was the first lecture of its kind I had attended since starting university, and to see a Read More …
“What’s that? Work experience you say?” For student journalists, there’s nothing better to hear. That’s why I was thrilled to secure myself a four-day placement last week as a sub-editor on the Sports Desk of the Scottish Daily Mail. Based in Glasgow, this was my Read More …
As I begin to write this article, I do so with no preconceived knowledge of not only who you are, but also where you’re from, what age you are or what you happen to do for a living. But the very fact that you are Read More …
I’m Ross Brannigan, and I am a first year Politics and Journalism student here at Stirling. When I first considered journalism as a potential career path I had no inclination to, initially, take Journalism as a course at university. Crazy right? But, for me, I Read More …
When I decided to undertake a degree in Broadcast Journalism, it was partly because I was weary of numbers –I took three years of mathematics, physics, and chemistry during my time at High School– and yet there I was, attending a University of Sheffield seminar Read More …
On August 4th, 1981, Glasgow became the first city in the world to bestow the freedom of the city to Nelson Mandela. In its time, this was a bold statement. In many parts of the globe, including the UK, public sentiment was not very favourable Read More …
Christmas Conference Antici… pation. For a number of years now, Final Year students from the Division of Communications, Media and Culture have gathered just before the Winter Break to present their own research work in progress. Although it’s true that it is a requirement of Read More …
Professor Matthew Hibberd welcomes our new Students to CMC A very warm welcome to our new WordPress site called CMCstir, the Division’s new blogging tool where news and information about Communications, Media & Culture will be circulated and discussed. We hope that this space will Read More …
Margot Buchanan’s Stirling Journey: From CMC Student to CMC Teaching Fellow I came to Stirling University as a mature student following many years working as a journalist, Chief Reporter and depute editor in local newspapers. Stirling was my first choice of university due to its Read More …