35 years of journalism at city university london

35 years of Journalism at

City

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1976 Tom Welsh is City’s first Director

of Journalism Studies

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1976 Thirteen students sign up for

first diploma

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1979 Bob Jones joins the Graduate Centre

for Journalism

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1980 Laurence Stern fellowship launched

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1981 Radio diploma course starts with

five students

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1982 International Journalism diploma

starts

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1982 Periodicals course starts

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1982 A £30k refit buys a radio studio

and new print technology

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1983 John Dodge is first professor of

journalism

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1984 International Journalism MA

launched

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1986 Professor Hugh Stephenson joins City as Head of

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1986 Ben Bradlee gives first James

Cameron memorial lecture

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1987 XCity starts life as racily-titled Newsletter

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1988 Broadcast diploma course

starts

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1989 Linda Christmas joins City

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1991 Journalism & Social Science BA

(Hons) starts

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1995 Anna McKane joins City as lecturer on the Newspaper Journalism Diploma

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1996 Heather Purdey joins City as director

of International Journalism MA/Dip

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1996 Rod Allen appointed Head of

Journalism

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2003 Roy Greenslade joins as

professor of journalism

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2003 First Journalism & Contemporary History BA (Hons) class graduates

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2004 Stewart Purvis becomes professor

of TV journalism

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2005 David Lloyd joins as visiting

professor

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2006 David Leigh is appointed Anthony Sampson professor

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2007 Investigative Journalism MA

launches

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2009 New Journalism wing opens in

College Building as part of a £12m refit

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2009 George Brock becomes Professor

and Head of Journalism

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2009 @cityjournalism launches on Twitter.

Now the most followed J-school in

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2009 Science Journalism MA

launches

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2010 Financial Journalism MA

launches with support from BBC and FT

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2010 Paul Bradshaw and Heather Brooke

join as visiting professors

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2010 The Bureau of Investigative

Journalism, based at City, is established

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2011 Simon Rogers wins the inaugural

XCity Award

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35 facts2011 Phone hacking commentary by City

academics generates over 1,000 pieces of media coverage

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2011 Interactive Journalism MA launches (next

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