Community News Cafe

Community News - news agency

Citizens’ Eye has journalist hubs where locals can brainstorm and learn the trade. In this video John Coster, head of the Eye, talks about the Community News Cafe he runs at Coffee Republic in Leicester every Tuesday 9.30-10.30am.

Student Media Award

Student Keisha McDonald runner-up Local TV News awards

Congratulations to Student, Keisha McDonald who was a runner-up in the Local TV news awards sponsored by YNUKtv and Brunel University. Watch her visual skills as she tells the story about thieves taking metal objects from churches and selling them for huge profits

Spotlight On Brighton For Local TV

production going on for local TV

Winners! The Latest.TV in Brighton has been successful in its bid to run TV for the community. Bill Smith who heads the channel said they are very, very proud to have the licence that will enable them to broadcast programmes offering local news, entertainment and sport; Meet the team from Brighton!

Churches Losing Metal

Churches metal thieves

Police say Churches are among the many locations raided by thieves for precious metal that is later sold for huge profits. Valuable items and objects regularly disappear never to be found. Media student Keisha McDonald has this report

Sham Marriages

Sham Marriages - couple

Members of a North London solicitor’s firm were found guilty at the Old Bailey for their part in sham marriages. This was the subject chosen by student Samantha Bobb-Lucas who was a contestant in the YNUKtv/Brunel University media student awards in October 2012.

Student Award Winner – High Speed Train

Student Award Luke Kamarli

Student award for best Local News video was won by Luke Kamarli for his story on the High Speed Train and the effects it will have on the community. It was done when Government unveiled its plans for the HS2 last year. The controversy surrounding the route continues

Shinfield Village

Shinfield Samantha Loveridge awards

A controversy in Shinfield is the story in a report by Samantha Loveridge a contestant in the YNUKtv/Brunel University student media award. Villagers were against Council plans to build on a much loved field

Student Media Award 2012

Student Awards Ollie HS2

Student Ollie de Kretser was a runner-up in the recent YNUKtv and Brunel University best Local TV News awards. Congratulations to Ollie who was praised for his video about Government’s plans to cut through the countryside to build a high speed rail service between London and Birmingham.

Student Media Award

student media award

  A student media award will be presented to the winner of “The Best Local News Video” at Brunel University October 16.  They will receive a cash prize of £300.  Its the first of its kind and is in recognition of the new community trend in television journalism. YNUKtv is a sponsor of the competition. [...]