Students work with Daily Echo on election night
Journalism students worked through the election night on May 6 to help the Daily Echo report the General Election in print and online. The work with the Daily Echo is part of an ongoing collaboration across a number of Skillset accredited courses.
Level two and three students joined Echo reporters at counts around the area to produce words, pictures and video| reports, while others supported the Echo’s news room team at their Redbridge HQ until well past dawn.
Journalism lecturers Andy Chatfield, Martin Buckley and Rick Taylor supported the students on location. Andy said: “This was a fantastic opportunity for our students to help report on a breaking news stories and they rose to the challenge superbly. It was wonderful to see them put the skills learned in the classroom into effect with such professionalism and passion. I would also like to thank Echo editor Ian Murray for embracing this linkup so wholeheartedly. The BA (Hons) Journalism course has had close ties with the Echo for many years.”