News & views from the students and tutors of the MA Magazine Journalism course @CardiffJomec @CardiffUni | @PPA_live accredited | #cardifftrained #MagLabCardiff

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Congrats @BabitaTV & great speech! 🙌😍
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We are very sad to hear about the passing of Barry Mcllheney. Long time @PPA_Live stalwart, huge character and supporter of young talent 🥺
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Barry McIlheney, the founding editor of Empire Magazine, has sadly died at the age of 65. Writer, editor, publisher, broadcaster, and Shock Treatment punk rocker McIlheney served as Empire editor from 1989-1992. We will miss him greatly. Read our tribute: empireonline.com/movies/news…
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Big congrats to #cardifftrained Magazine students shortlisted for our special annual features award, supported by @GraziaUK 🎉🎉🎉
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We are heading to sunny Exeter for #SPANC25 hosted by @SPAJournalism and @UniofExeter @Exepose - drop by and say hi if you’re going too! 👋
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All of us at Cardiff University Magazine Journalism are pleased to announce that three graduates of our MA course have been shortlisted for the FIPP - Connecting Global Media annual award for the best project to create a new media business from scratch.
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The projects put together a media business idea, a business plan, create research to back up their proposal via focus groups and other methods, design a presentation for possible investors and create sample content to show what the brand could do.
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Cardiff University Magazine Journalism retweeted
I've sat on this Bench many times. It's just outside of Pateley Bridge and has wonderful views over Nidderdale. What do you think? Isn't it beautiful ❤️ Photo taken by David Benson. #BenchLove #pewswithviews #Yorkshire #Nidderdale
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The shortlisted three are: George Phillips, Sophie Colson and Becky George. Congratulations to all, and a big shout out to Sylkia J. Cartagena and @FIPPWorld for supporting this strand of work which is about innovation and thinking about the future. Winner to be unveiled soon.
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Cardiff University Magazine Journalism retweeted
🚨 The Times Graduate Scheme / 2025-26 🚨 Few better places to spend a year out of university with. For those looking for entry roles in journalism, you should be all over this. There are few better papers to begin your career with. Apply on LinkedIn. #mediajobs #journojobs
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Lots of new mag pitches at our annual pitch day ⁦@MaglabCardiff⁩ - ideas included Trash, Essentials, Zero, Notes, Mind Garden, Puff, Beyond Sounds, Stop, Sportish, Table for One, Eerie, Namecraft 😎 Which one did we pick?! stay tuned for updates
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For anyone looking to get into journalism or early career the @JournoResource yearbook is super helpful 👇
Our glossy print mag, The Yearbook, is back & better than ever. We’re really hoping to sell another 200 copies by the end of Jan, so if you’d like to get stuck into 14 deep dive features from our fellows & access career-planning resources, check it out. 🗞️ko-fi.com/s/495d55872a
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For anyone looking to get into journalism or early career the @JournoResource yearbook is super helpful 👇
Our glossy print mag, The Yearbook, is back & better than ever. We’re really hoping to sell another 200 copies by the end of Jan, so if you’d like to get stuck into 14 deep dive features from our fellows & access career-planning resources, check it out. 🗞️ko-fi.com/s/495d55872a
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It’s Magons’ Den day today when our #magazinejournalism students get to pitch lots of ideas for a new launch! Let’s go!! 🚀

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Have you signed up to our newsletter yet? It's dedicated to magazines – in all their forms – be it quirky independent print titles, big-name glossies, interactive digital platforms, intriguing podcasts, trending TikTok videos or in-person brand events: open.substack.com/pub/maglab…

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Cardiff University Magazine Journalism retweeted
Had a brilliant day meeting this year’s trainee journalism students @MaglabCardiff
"Great sub-editors are inquisitive. They are detectives of words." Great insights into the world of subbing today in MagLab from @oliviaannamary, chief sub at @APL_Media @NatGeoTravelUK #MaglabCardiff #magazinejournalism #subediting #CardiffTrained #journalism
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"Great sub-editors are inquisitive. They are detectives of words." Great insights into the world of subbing today in MagLab from @oliviaannamary, chief sub at @APL_Media @NatGeoTravelUK #MaglabCardiff #magazinejournalism #subediting #CardiffTrained #journalism
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Cardiff University Magazine Journalism retweeted
Murder, She Wrote starring Dame Angela Lansbury, premiered on CBS 40 years ago on that day and ran for 12 seasons. It was a ratings hit during its broadcast, becoming one of the most successful and longest-running TV shows in history, averaging 25 million viewers per week.
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It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new term in @maglabcardiff, and we're feeling good! A huge welcome to our new cohort of trainee magazine journalists on our PPA-accredited course. #magazinejournalism #cardifftrained #maglabcardiff
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