Author Archives: Marcell Grant

All change at the top with new SU team

Ary Sharif has been elected SU president for 2011/12. Photo: Leila Fitt

Meet the new SU president, vice-president academic affairs and the re-elected vice-president welfare and see what they have to say about the upcoming year.

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Video: Farmers weekly, ‘it’s farmers’ porn!’

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Watch the editor of Farmers Weekly Jane King talk about why Facebook is so important to find the readers working on farms.

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Graduates give guidance at guest lecture

Six graduates returned to talk about their experiences. Photo: The Linc

The final Journalists Speak Out on Journalism session for the year saw former graduates come back to discuss their experiences.

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New anti-cuts movement launched after meeting

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An eclectic group of people in Lincoln have formed a new group in opposition to government cuts.

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Video: “Between a rock and a hard place” PR and journalism in harmony?

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Watch as newspaper editor Michelle Lalor and PR executive Matt Hammerton debate about the relationship between journalism and PR.

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Another SU restructuring following AGM

The All Students Meeting took place in the EMMTEC. Photo: The Linc

All motions were passed at the All Students Meeting as well as the SU reporting “all time high” voting figures, despite an appalling turnout of just over 300 – around 3% of the student population.

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Lincoln citizens unite against government cuts

The public meeting took place at the St Mary Le Wigford Church. Photo: Huseyin Kishi

Over 50 students and members of the public attended a meeting to discuss methods of opposing the coalition government’s planned education cuts.

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The truth behind the furore around the NUS demo

Much of the media focused on the violence at Millbank Tower, despite the march being overwhelmingly peaceful. Photo: Huseyin Kishi

Marcell Grant, The Linc‘s reporter, was one of the 50,000 in London for the NUS and UCU demo on Wednesday, November 10th. He offers a different perspective on the day’s events.

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BBC Lincolnshire join in with national strikes

Some BBC Lincolnshire journalists have been on strike about pension reforms. Photo: Lincolnian (Brian) via Flickr

BBC Lincolnshire have had some of their NUJ journalists on strike the past couple of days to highlight the issues about changes to the corporations pension scheme.

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Peter Salmon: ‘The digital age brings people together’

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Peter Salmon, director of BBC North, gave a talk at the University of Lincoln on November 2nd. Here’s what he had to say.

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