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Alison Holmes's JN2053 blog: March 2008
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Alison Holmes's JN2053 blog. The module blog for Digital Newsroom. Sunday, 2 March 2008. Prisoners being released early. According to the Daily Telegraph almost 80 prisoners are being released early every day. There has been concern about the over-crowding of prisons over the past few years which could be what is resulting in prisoners being released early. Offenders freed under the End of Custody Licence scheme have committed 367 alleged further crimes since last June, the figures showed.". The longer t...
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Alison Holmes's JN2053 blog: Your food waste can be used to compost farmers’ fields.
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Alison Holmes's JN2053 blog. The module blog for Digital Newsroom. Monday, 21 April 2008. Your food waste can be used to compost farmers’ fields. Next month the weekly food waste collection service will start in four new areas: Ashton, Ribbleton, Frenchwood and Fishwick. There are currently only collections in Deepdale and Tulketh but the success has led to the council developing the scheme. Debbie Derbyshire, recycling and waste management officer said:. The service started out as a trial for Lancashire...
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Once Upon A Time In a Journo Girl's World: Does Heather deserve Paul's Millions?
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Tuesday, 1 April 2008. Does Heather deserve Paul's Millions? The McCartney Divorce was finally settled recently, leaving Heather Mills with a considerable chunk of music legend Sir Paul McCartney's money. Mills was awarded £24.3 million in the divorce and is said to be "so, so happy" despite the award being just one fifth of the £125 million that she originally sought. But does Heather deserve Paul's millions? But, Heather is a woman with charities to support and above all else she is still, on an averag...
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Once Upon A Time In a Journo Girl's World: MySpace...MyMusic
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Thursday, 3 April 2008. The new service MySpace Music is being launched with the support of Universal Music, Sony BMG Music and Warner Music. It is set to be a possible rival to Apple iTunes Music Store, the current king of the download market. The website will also sell ring tones and concert tickets, upping the competition. Thomas Hesse, Sony BMG president of global digital business said of the service:. This gives a great new lease of life for the download market.". Posted by Journo Girl. Thankfully, ...
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Once Upon A Time In a Journo Girl's World: I'd Do Anything!
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Sunday, 6 April 2008. Would you do anything to watch this show? Once again Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber. Sadly i do not have the opening music to "Phantom of the Opera" at the mention of his name) has pulled out all the stops to give us another great Saturday Night programme. This time we see a host of young women competing for the role of "Nancy" in Lionel Bart's popular musical "Oliver Twist." But that is not all, as this time we are also trying to find our "Oliver" too. Sounds like a fairytale doesn't it?
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Once Upon A Time In a Journo Girl's World: January 2008
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Monday, 28 January 2008. A quick update on my task. My seminar group has been divided up into groups, each of us given our own topic to cover. So i guess I'm your UK Entertainment Correspondant on here. I hope to get into Magazine or Online Journalism so the whole "blogging" concept is beginning to appeal to me. Just because I am a Journalist-In-Training doesn't mean I can't make some news of my own. Any feedback or opinions would be great.I love to chat. Posted by Journo Girl. Posted by Journo Girl.
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Once Upon A Time In a Journo Girl's World: The Future of News...Is Anyone a Journalist?
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Sunday, 20 April 2008. The Future of News.Is Anyone a Journalist? With the introduction of social-networking sites such as Facebook or Myspace to the online world, it is not difficult to see that the future of news is online. Popular networking site Facebook is now not only responsible for the comeback of chocolate bar "Wispa" but also the naming of babies. And various campaigns and groups. The return of smoking in indoor public places in the UK. Blogs are online journals that can be created by anyone...
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Alison Holmes's JN2053 blog: Plastic bags killing animals
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Alison Holmes's JN2053 blog. The module blog for Digital Newsroom. Wednesday, 27 February 2008. Plastic bags killing animals. The Daily Mail has started a campaign to ‘Banish the Bags’ hoping to reduce the amount of plastic bags being used. They’re hoping the campaign will force the government to take action and enforce taxes on bags, similar to what has been done in France and Ireland. Marks and Spencer are hoping to help reduce chief executive has said:. The government should be campaigning to make peo...
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Alison Holmes's JN2053 blog: April 2008
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Alison Holmes's JN2053 blog. The module blog for Digital Newsroom. Monday, 21 April 2008. Preston - the greenest city? It’s labelled as the greenest city, won awards and started campaigns but is it enough? Preston City Council has had many campaigns over the past few years to try and battle littering. There have been three videos posted on you tube at the start of 2007 supporting three different campaigns. That all together cost £1000. She reported on the Council website:. Apart from making our streets l...