This is a live feed from the BCB news centre, based in the Centre for Journalism at Leeds Trinity University. We've provided a radio news bulletin service for Bradford Community Broadcasting, and its predecessor Bradford Festival Radio, each summer for the past 20 years.
(Note: to protect our trainees' privacy this feed has no sound. Click here to access a live stream of BCB 106.6FM station output: (opens in a new window)Bulletins are provided by postgraduate news trainees studying for the MA/PG Dip Broadcast Journalism under the supervision of Richard Horsman, who spent more than 20 years as a producer, journalist and news editor working in Bradford. He's the current holder of the BBC Education Talent 'Achievement' Award for developing news talent in the north of England.
"Our trainees will be going on placement in October and November.and the major broadcasters now require their journalists to work across platforms including radio, TV, online text and mobile headline feeds simultaneously" he says.
"The BBC, ITV and Sky have made it very clear that the days of the single-medium specialist are gone. They will expect their recruits to be at ease working in an interactive environment where users contribute material and comment on output in real time. The webcam on the wall is a constant reminder that my news teams are under scrutiny from the audiences they serve .. it's also important that viewers can see how hard the trainees are working on their behalf"
Richard also hopes the webcam will help attract applicants for the 2014 course which starts in January.
"Bradford is one of the most diverse and multi-cultural districts in the UK, and BCB 106.6 FM reaches many listeners who feel alienated from other radio stations. Leeds Trinity is working in partnership with the BBC, Bauer Media and other major employers to attract a diverse range of qualified entrants to apply for jobs in newsrooms, and I hope some of BCB's listeners will feel inspired to apply to us for training after watching this year's team in action".
The Leeds Trinity MA/PG Dip in Broadcast Journalism has been running since 1993, and is accredited by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council. Richard Horsman served as a Council member of the BJTC from 2005-10.
For information about the course - or to visit the newsroom in person - please contact our administrator, Rona Middleton, on 0113 283 7100 x398 or email r.middleton@leedstrinity.ac.uk .
