I contribute stories to the Feminist Review (a blogspot containing thousands of reviews written by women all over the world) and Veritas (Napier University student newspaper).
Most of the journalistic experience I have gained thus far has been the result of ‘live rolling news days’ conducted by Rachel Dungar for the fourth year Multimedia Newsroom module. To read about my views on the converging media environment and to find out where I fit in amongst all the chaos, click here.
I have also volunteered at St. John’s Hospital Radio Station in Livingston – Radio Grapevine. The station is made up entirely of volunteers, and is a recognised charity in Scotland. It broadcasts to patients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is available through the bed-side headsets in every ward.
The most significant thing that struck me about working there was their scheduling of live programming – only two and a half to three hours of live content is broadcast every day; the rest is pre-recorded and plays on a loop. I found this a little dissapointing, as I had expected the wee studio to be bustling with people churning out exciting shows from at least 9 a.m. Scott, one of the guys on the station’s committe, pointed out that the majority of patients are only in for a few days, so most of the listeners hear the pre-recorded material only once.
Radio Grapevine Studio
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