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Watch Channel 4 News Head of Digital Anna Doble on C4News YouTube explain why you should sign up for the NUS-Amnesty Student Media Summit on 28 and 29 August!

REGISTER NOW: NUS-AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MEDIA SUMMIT 2013

Amnesty International and the National Union of Students will host a special two-day summit from Weds 28 - Thurs 29 August, for student reporters, newspaper editors and station managers. Register now

Join us for:

  • Skills sessions on writing, interviewing, design, advertising revenue, presenting and newsgathering
  • Question and answer sessions with leading national journalists in print, broadcast, foreign reporting, investigative journalism and new media
  • Opportunities to gather compelling content on human rights issues
  • An opportunity to quiz the new NUS President face to face
  • Keynote speakers from the very top of their professions
  • A panel looking at different ways to get into professional journalism

The summit costs £5 to attend. All food and drink will be provided over the two days. Spaces are initally limited to two people per outlet - extra requests will be placed on a waiting list and allocated at the start of August.

The event will also see the launch of the 2014 Student Human Rights Reporter of the Year Award - you'll learn all about the award, the amazing selection of prizes on offer and details of how to enter.

Register now 

Listen to award-winning BBC journalist Kati Whitaker explain why students should sign up for the summit!

 

Student Human Rights Reporter of the year revealed

Lauren WilksUniversity of Edinburgh student Lauren Wilks has been named Amnesty International's 2013 Student Human Rights Reporter of the Year for her article on forced marriages in Scotland for Edinburgh University newspaper, The Student.

"I had a chance to look at some of the entries in my category beforehand. The standard was amazing. I truly didn't expect to win. Then to have my name read out as the winner was phenomenal. My hope is that this prize will help make a difference to those that are forced into marriage." 

Lauren wins a Pulitzer Student Travel Reporting Fellowship of up to Up to $2,000 plus two weeks' work experience at the Observer. Read the press release

 

Make your own human rights headlines

Want to get great media coverage for your group?

How To...Write Press Releases (pdf) includes:

  • The golden rule for your opening paragraph (what, why, where, who, when)
  • How to choose media targets
  • Presentation tips 
  • When the best day of the week to send a press release is
  • How to follow up
  • All of these tips demonstrated in a template press release

We'd love to hear about your group's media coverage so that we can share it with the rest of the student network - please contact us to let us know.

And don't forget to check out Amnesty news to keep up to date with the latest human rights stories from around the world.

 

How To...Write Press Releases (pdf) 





 

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