Students gain insights from industry pros at John Schofield Trust reception

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December 10, 2024
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JMU Journalism students at the John Schofield Trust reception in London

A group of final year Journalism and Sports Journalism students gained the chance to network with industry professionals at an event at ITN in London.

The highlight of the evening was a talk given by the BBC’s Clive Myrie, who spoke passionately about the importance of diversity in journalism.

The reception is held every year by the John Schofield Trust, a charity which works to improve representation within the journalism industry, by offering industry mentors to those just starting out in the profession.

The BBC's Clive Myrie speaking at the John Schofield Trust reception. Pic courtesy of Thea Elder
The BBC’s Clive Myrie speaking at the John Schofield Trust reception. Pic courtesy of Thea Elder

LJMU is one of a handful of universities involved in the scheme and currently has ten final year students working closely with their mentors.

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Journalism student Niamh McKay said: “The John Schofield annual reception was such an amazing event and opportunity to meet amazing people from the industry and other students in the program. I found it very beneficial.”

Sports Journalism student Martin Crawford added: “It was great, I had lots of helpful and enjoyable conversations. There were plenty of interesting people there.”

Senior lecturer in Journalism at LJMU, Polly Sharpe, said; “Events like this are a fantastic opportunity for our students to meet people from a wide variety of backgrounds and see first-hand that journalism can be a career for them. We’re now in the second year of our partnership with the JST and the response from our students has been overwhelmingly positive.”

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