Dr. Sadaf Ali took a group of Eastern Michigan University students to London. The goal was to have them experience, first hand, how media organizations there approach journalism and social media. They accomplished this by immersing themselves in the media rich environment of London. Dr. Ali and her student, Valerie Hopkins, stopped by the WEMU studios to share their thoughts and memories of the trip.
EMU Electronic Media & Film Students Experience Media In London
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EMU students, Benita Goldman and I were invited back after out BBC tour to be part of a live studio audience for the BBC One Show. Their guest was artist and filmmaker, Greyson Perry. Perry discussed his new documentary project on re-defining masculinity.
Sadaf R. Ali
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One of the news organizations visited was Al Jazeera London. Here the students are learning how Al Jazeera airs their broadcast in conjunction with their parent station in Doha, Qatar.
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Students and Dr. Ali having their first dinner in London at the Mitre Pub. While they were completely exhausted after a 9 hour flight, they managed to have a great meal and conversation
Benita Goldman
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One of the media organizations that visited was Spectrum Radio.
Spectrum Radio Staff
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WEMU's Jeremy Baldwin, our site coordinator for the last 4 days of the trip, took us to see the stunning St. Paul's Cathedral
Jeremy Baldwin
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Students had the opportunity to meet with Simon Hinde, Program Director of Journalism and Publishing at the London School of Communication. He spoke to the Eastern students about traditional media in London and the impact social media has made on the news
Sadaf R. Ali
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The class also included a cultural tour. This is the class posing in front of Stonehenge. It was freezing that day and some of us were a little less prepared to handle the weather.
Benita Goldman
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Valerie Hopkins and Prynsess Partridge got the chance to partake in a faux BBC news broadcast
Sadaf R. Ali
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The group took a walking tour of London before dinner. The tour included Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall and the river Thames. This picture was taken in Trafalgar Square
Benita Goldman