Posts Tagged ‘listed magazine’
Friday, June 29th, 2012 at 9:54 am
Former Up To Speed journalism student Jack Parsons is starting a new job as a bookazine Production Editor.
A bookazine sits on the magazine shelves of a bookshop and looks like a magazine, but has as much content as a book.
Jack Parsons Bookazine Production Editor
“I am very excited to join an innovative company like Imagine Publishing,” said Jack.
“I’m especially pleased to join their bookazines department, which is a publishing format they have trail-blazed, producing 180 titles worldwide in the last five years. I hope that I can contribute to this creative team and help this fledgling medium go from strength to strength.”
Jack took Up To Speed’s fast-track NCTJ journalism course two years ago and went on to work for Listed magazine, rising to the post of editor.
There are still limited spaces on Up To Speed’s next fast-track courses, which start on September 24 and last for six months of full-time study. The courses are accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists and take place in the Daily Echo building in Bournemouth.
You can read more about bookazine publishing on Imagine’s wesbsite.
Tags: bookazines, Bournemouth courses, Bournemouth journalism, Imagine Publishing, Jack Parsons, journalism course, listed magazine, NCTJ, NCTJ courses, NCTJ courses South West, NCTJ journalism courses, production editor, Up To Speed Journalism
Posted in Student Articles | No Comments »
Thursday, June 28th, 2012 at 9:28 am
A former Up To Speed journalism student has become the Editor of the entertainment and lifestyle magazine Listed.
Alice Rook: Magazine Editor at 22
Alice Rook, 22, landed the job after working for twelve months at DV8 magazine.
The Exeter University graduate is a former pupil of Talbot Heath School in Bournemouth and took the NCTJ Fast-Track at Up To Speed after graduating with a degree in English Literature.
Alice said: “I am delighted to be appointed Editor of such an excellent, well-established magazine and look forward to the challenges this new role will bring.”
There are still limited spaces on Up To Speed’s next fast-track courses, which start on September 24 and last for six months of full-time study. The courses are accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists and take place in the Daily Echo building in Bournemouth.
Tags: Alice Rook, Bournemouth journalism, Bournemouth journalism course, Editor Alice Rook, Exeter graduate, journalism course, listed magazine, NCTJ, NCTJ course, NCTJ South West, Talbot Heath School, Up To Speed Journalism
Posted in Student Articles | No Comments »
Thursday, September 29th, 2011 at 12:07 pm
By Tom Hill
QR codes are a simple and highly effective way to ensure smartphone owners can easily read your stories or make a fast note of your contact details when you are working as a reporter.
I’ve just discovered them thanks to a former Up To Speed student, Jack Parsons whose magazine Listed is now carrying one on its front cover.
The black and white patterned square can be scanned by any phone equipped with an app and readers can instantly see the online version of your magazine, newspaper or journalism course listing.
So, what do you need to do?
Step 1: Download an app. I downloaded i-nigma to my i-phone for free. For android there is an app called Barcode Scanner and if you already own Red Laser for scanning barcodes, that has now been QR-enabled.
Step 2: Visit a free QR generator site by googling ‘QR generator’. Fill in your details and generate QR codes for your site or v-card. I used goqr.me.
Step 3: tap the app on your phone hold it up to the QR code and you will be taken straight to the digital article.
So why not try it?
Here’s the QR code for the Up To Speed site:
And here’s the QR code for my v-card.
There is more detailed information on an excellent site called Social Media Examiner. You can find them at www.socialmediaexaminer.com or by checking out the site’s QR code.
Tags: journalism courses, listed magazine, QR codes, QR codes for journalists and bloggers, scoialmediaexaminer.com, tips for bloggers, tips for journalists, Tom Hill, Up To Speed Journalism
Posted in Up To Speed Articles | No Comments »
Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 at 3:18 pm
Eighteen months after he started a fast-track journalism course at Up To Speed, Jack Parsons is acting editor of Listed Magazine.
Here he explains what is in the latest issue.
To mark Halloween, the October issue of Listed Magazine contains lots of treats and a very special trick.
We are very much revelling in the spooky celebrations, with everything from pumpkin carving for the kids at Marwell Zoo to where to go bump in the night after hours. In particular, I recommend the Slinky Halloween Party at the O2 Academy, open until 5am, or for something different, try the Mexican Day of the Dead theme party at 60 Million Postcards.
However, if Halloween leaves you feeling colder than a mortuary slab, we have lots more on offer as well. This includes an interview with Kerrang! Award-winning band You Me at Six and a competition to win stand up tickets for the co-creator of the Office and Extras, Stephen Merchant.
We also have the second part of our Student Nightlife Guide to help Freshers navigate themselves around the best bars and clubs on the South Coast. For lucky new students at AUCB, copies of the magazine will be included in their welcome packs. We also have the finale of our Autumn Wedding Planner, which focuses on this year’s bridal fashion trends, in particular the Middleton look, written by Hampshire Style blogger Karen Bateman.
This will also be the first issue of Listed to carry a Quick Response (QR) code on the front cover. Like some pagan symbol and through some techno-witchcraft, this square-shaped barcode can be scanned using any Smartphone and links directly to the Listed Magazine website. This will help our regular print readers access our popular website for the latest news and reviews of local events as they happen.
The October issue of Listed Magazine comes out on 30 September. For more information, visit www.listedmagazine.com.
Listed Magazine was founded by Up To Speed’s magazine journalism tutor Ali Wood. If you would like to follow in Jack’s footsteps, you can apply for our latest courses now.
Tags: AUCB, Jack Parsons, Karen Bateman, Kerrang!, listed magazine, QR code, Quick Response Code, Stephen Merchant, You Me At Six
Posted in Student Articles | No Comments »
Sunday, August 28th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
3. Top Tutors
Any school is only as good as its students and teachers. If you are a willing student, we have some of the finest journalism and photography tutors in the land, who have extensive experience of national news and magazines.
Our sports journalism tutor Rick Broadbent is the Athletics Correspondent of the Times and the author of six books. Where else can you learn your trade from someone who is at the top of his game with a highly respected national newspaper?
Our magazine journalism course is taught by Ali Wood, who rose from work experience helper to magazine owner and publisher within a few, short years. Ali worked as a staff writer and sub-editor with one of Britain’s biggest magazine companies, IPC before creating her own successful lifestyle, listings and entertainment title for the South coast – Listed.
Our photojournalism courses are taught by Neil Turner, Vice-Chairman of the British Press Photographers’ Association. Neil has a thriving editorial and PR freelance portfolio and draws on more than ten years of experience of working for a national newspaper. His pictures have appeared in most national newspapers and he has extensive contacts within the industry. Neil also writes for photography magazines.
Our tutors on the core subjects of Media Law, Public Affairs, Reporting and Writing and Shorthand have all taught part-time on Bournemouth University’s BA (Hons) in Multi-Media Journalism.
Up To Speed’s founder Tom Hill taught television journalism at Bournemouth University for ten years and before that he worked as a producer on award-winning programmes for ITN, BBC News, Sky and GMTV.
There are still limited spaces available on our next courses starting on September 26th.
Tags: Ali Wood, BBC News, BPPA, GMTV, IPC Magazines, ITN, listed magazine, magazine journalism tutor, Neil Turner, photojournalism tutor, Rick Broadbent, Sky News, sports journalism tutor, the Times, Up To Speed Journalism, Up To Speed Photojournalism, Up To Speed tutors
Posted in Up To Speed Articles | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011 at 9:37 am
The "other" mystery: Magazine Journalism Survey Results
At Up Speed we like to try to match our courses with your interests and so we would like some help in solving a mystery thrown up by one of the polls we have conducted over the last year.
When we asked what people would most like to write about on our magazine journalism course we weren’t particularly surprised to find so much interest in fashion journalism, celebrity mags, music or travel writing.
But it was rather puzzling to find that a significant proportion – 12% of you – clicked ”other”.
So, what would you like to write about?
Answers in the comments box below please and we’ll do what we can to match your interests in exercises and assignments on our courses in journalism.
Tags: Ali Wood, courses in journalism, fashion journalism courses, journalism courses, listed magazine, magazine courses, magazine journalism courses, NCTJ
Posted in Up To Speed Articles | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 at 5:50 pm
Picture By Up To Speed Photographer Debbie Yawetz
If you fancy the idea of writing pieces about fashion, celebrity or entertainment for a glossy magazine, then you’re not alone.
Up To Speed’s survey on magazine journalism has found that these glamorous topics are trending among visitors to our website.
In the past year more than 580 people voted in the magazine journalism survey and fashion magazines came out top with more than a quarter of all the votes.
Two-thirds of all voters wanted to work for consumer magazines and 58% of respondents gave “feature writer” as their dream job.
Just over a quarter of people taking the survey have ambitions to sit in the editor’s chair.
The course tutor at Up To Speed can certainly inspire anyone with these career aspirations. As the founder and editor of Listed magazine, Ali Wood has carved out her own career writing about entertainment and celebrities.
She now takes time out of her hectic schedule to help produce the magazine journalists of the near future on Up To Speed’s NCTJ-accedited Fast-Track course in Magazine Journalism.
The next course starts at the end of September and there’s still time for you to apply.
Magazine Journalism Survey Results
Tags: Ali Wood, fashion journalism, glamour, glamour photography, glitz, journalism courses, listed magazine, magazine journalism courses, NCTJ, NCTJ magazine journalism, Photography, Up To Speed Journalism
Posted in Up To Speed Articles | No Comments »
Saturday, March 12th, 2011 at 2:06 am
Katy Perry features on the cover of the first magazine edited by former Up To Speed student Jack Parsons.
Jack, 22, has been made Acting Editor of Listed Magazine, a celebrity and lifestyle magazine for the South Coast.
“It was quite scary being responsible for my first edition, but there is an amazing sense of achievement,” said Jack.
Jack took an NCTJ Fast-Track in Journalism with Up To Speed at its offices in the Daily Echo building after leaving the University of Aberystwyth with a First in English Literature.
Tags: Jack Parsons, journalism courses, Katy Perry, listed magazine, NCTJ courses, Up To Speed Journalism
Posted in Up To Speed Articles | No Comments »
Saturday, November 13th, 2010 at 4:50 am
Up To Speed’s founder Tom Hill looks back on a week of exams, revision and inspiration for journalism students on the course.
If you would like to hear more of Up To Speed Journalism’s podcasts, you can subscribe free of charge through i tunes.
Tags: Ali Wood, graduate journalism, journalism careers, journalism jobs, Journalism schools, journalism work placements, listed magazine, magazine journalism, NCTJ courses, Podcast, Tom Hill
Posted in Up To Speed News | No Comments »
