Following the new Technology upgrades to the University’s Broadcast TV Studio in the Journalism Department, the Faculty has once again been awarded the Broadcast Journalism Training Council ( BJTC ) accreditation for its excellent TV Studio and Video production facilities.
The award was granted on the 28th April 2015 , and recognises the high Technical standards of the Broadcast TV production facilities, and the Journalism Academic standards taught on the MA TV and MA Broadcasting courses at City University London.
The accreditation was granted after our new Broadcast Standard High Definition TV Studio, which makes use of green screen and virtual reality software, was inspected by the BJTC Team and put through it’s technical paces.
The Team watched a live 15 minute TV News programme, produced by MA Journalism students, showcasing not only the state-of-the-art equipment, but the students’ production and technical operational skills along with their journalistic talents.
They were particularly impressed with our use of the NewTek Tricaster 8000 Production Hub & Vision Mixing System and the TVU Minipack Link, which allows students to send live video reports back from locations around London – making use of 4G mobile broadband signals.
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The TV News programme contained News Presenter links, Newsreader headlines, Correspondent Video reports, sports , business, entertainment and weather reports along with live location reports, effectively demonstrating the real-life industry experience our students gain on these courses, giving them relevant skills they need to be successful in a Journalism career.
Live reports have since been transmitted back to the TV Studio from Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge , Hampstead and Waterloo.
The BJTC works in partnership with all the main employers in the UK Broadcast industry: BBC, ITV, ITN, Assocaited Press, Sky News, Channel 4 News, National Union of Journalists, Creative Skillset, Reuters , The Radio Centre and on-line media companies , who employ production journalists.
By accrediting journalism courses within higher education institutions around the UK, the BJTC sets the criteria to ensure skills and knowledge standards are constantly improved and reflect the operational demands of the Broadcast Journalism Industry.
For more information about the Department of Journalism’s facilities and courses please visit www.city.ac.uk/arts-social-sciences/journalism.
