Various press organisations have called for justice after the total death tally of journalists in Mexico has risen to more than 140 over the last 20 years. Five have already been murdered this year, with the latest being Eduardo Ochoa, a freelance reporter shot dead outside his home in the city of Uruapan on August…
Main Stories, News
Former UEA student named new editor of Evening Standard
Emily Sheffield, a former student at the University of East Anglia, is set to become the Evening Standard’s Editor on July 1st, replacing the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. Sheffield was named as The Guardian’s student journalist of the year as she launched a magazine at UEA entitled ‘Bucket of Tongues’. In an…
TV, Venue
Succession: ‘A master class in dialogue and shifting tonality”
Succession, on Amazon Prime, could probably be sold on the opening score alone. It is also from Jesse Armstrong, a creator of Peep Show and The Thick of It, and the humour is recognisable, though the shift in scale and ambition can hardly be exaggerated. Succession feels Shakespearian, set against the tumult and corruption of…
Deputy Editors' Column
Strikes and student journalism
It’s the last issue of the decade and we’re going out with a bang! It’s crazy to think that we are now half way through our term as editors, to be quite honest I’m a little disappointed that it is going by so quickly. Concrete has become the most amazing element of my university experience….
Editor's column
A community standing together
This issue is the last of the decade. So I thought we could look back at the first of the decade, Issue 237. It’s 12th January 2010. Labour are in power, and Concrete leads on the government’s budget deficit, which students worry could lead to an increase in fees. In 2010 the fees were £3,225…
Deputy Editors' Column
Journalism awards and coffee cups
What a pleasure to have won ‘Best Student Programme’ at the BBC Radio 4 Today Student Journalism Awards! I’m also so pleased Concrete came runner up for ‘Best Student Publication’. The award ceremony was such an experience – I was so nervous and shaking the whole time. Everyone I met there was lovely, including Nick…