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The official magazine for journalism alumni of City University London 2013

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Cycle safety campaigner wins the 2013 XCity Award

Cycle safety campaigner wins the 2013 XCity Award

Former City graduate Kaya Burgess has won the 2013 XCity Award for his pioneering campaign to improve cycling safety on Britain’s roads. Burgess, 27, (Newspaper, 2009) launched the ‘Cities Fit Continue Reading →
Feature teaser: Five minutes before…

Feature teaser: Five minutes before…

The back stories of ground-breaking photographs from the past year are explored in this year’s XCity magazine. From victorious moments at the Olympics to scenes of natural disasters, Unity Blott Continue Reading →
Is sexist online abuse silencing female journalists?

Is sexist online abuse silencing female journalists?

Is the abuse women face on social media really a problem? That’s the question that I have been asked the most whenever I explain to people that I have written Continue Reading →
Journalism in the Dock

Journalism in the Dock

XCity Online editor Sarah Holmes live tweets ‘Journalism in the Dock’, a panel event held at City University on Tuesday 12 March 2013 to discuss the future relationship between journalism Continue Reading →
XCity Award Shortlist: Jessica Omari

XCity Award Shortlist: Jessica Omari

An interview with Jessica Omari “I saw people living in a really, really bad state – in absolute poverty. There was no money, no water, and they said ‘this is Continue Reading →
Feature teaser: Journalism and trauma by Ellie Austin and Teresa Fitzherbert

Feature teaser: Journalism and trauma by Ellie Austin and Teresa Fitzherbert

In this year’s XCity magazine: Ellie Austin and Teresa Fitzherbert investigate the impact on journalists of covering traumatic live news. XCity talks to a range of reporters, from war correspondents Continue Reading →
XCity Award Shortlist: Anna Cavell

XCity Award Shortlist: Anna Cavell

An interview with Anna Cavell “I’ve been threatened with arrest in the past and I’ve had my equipment taken from me by security forces.” Anna Cavell has faced a number Continue Reading →
XCity Award Shortlist: Tom Lamont

XCity Award Shortlist: Tom Lamont

An interview with Tom Lamont “Remembering not to ask mood-killing nine-part questions is a persistent challenge.” Despite enjoying success as a feature writer and commissioning editor at The Observer, City Continue Reading →
XCity Award Shortlist: Emma Slater

XCity Award Shortlist: Emma Slater

An interview with Emma Slater “You have to be careful of personal safety,” said Emma Slater, “because some of the people that you deal with are in prison, having been Continue Reading →
Feature teaser: The two sides of reporting from Gaza

Feature teaser: The two sides of reporting from Gaza

The New York Times stringer, Faris Akram, is one of the correspondents that Georgie Bradley spoke to for her feature on reporting from Gaza and Israel during the eight-day conflict Continue Reading →
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City University: Then & Now

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Alice Hancock

As City’s Journalism department rolls on through its fourth decade, some of the earliest intakes of (then) aspiring, (now) established journalists tell tales of the course in its infancy. Part Continue Reading →

Posted in FEATURES 2013, NEWS 2013 | Tagged City University, Now, Then, XCity magazine | 1 Reply
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Is sexist online abuse silencing female journalists?

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Hannah Thompson

Is the abuse women face on social media really a problem? That’s the question that I have been asked the most whenever I explain to people that I have written Continue Reading →

Posted in FEATURES 2013 | Tagged City University, hannah thompson, laurie penny, online abuse, the new statesman, women, XCity magazine, [Alumni] | 2 Replies
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Feature teaser: The horrible truth about internships

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Alice Hancock

Ever wondered what kind of horrors the lowly intern has had to endure in their climb to the top? In this year’s XCity magazine, Alice Hancock investigates some of the Continue Reading →

Posted in FEATURES 2013 | Tagged City University, feature teaser, journalism, unpaid interns, XCity magazine, [Alumni] | 1 Reply
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Feature teaser: The two sides of reporting from Gaza

Posted on March 25, 2013 by admin

The New York Times stringer, Faris Akram, is one of the correspondents that Georgie Bradley spoke to for her feature on reporting from Gaza and Israel during the eight-day conflict Continue Reading →

Posted in FEATURES 2013 | Tagged BBC, Ben Hartman, foreign correspondent, Gaza, Georgie Bradley, Israel, journalism, NEWS 2013, Palestine, Shahdi Al Khasif, XCity magazine | 1 Reply
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Cycle safety campaigner wins the 2013 XCity Award

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Chloe Cann

Former City graduate Kaya Burgess has won the 2013 XCity Award for his pioneering campaign to improve cycling safety on Britain’s roads. Burgess, 27, (Newspaper, 2009) launched the ‘Cities Fit Continue Reading →

Posted in AWARDS, NEWS 2013 | Tagged awards, journalism, Kaya Burgess, the times, winner, XCity magazine, [Alumni] | 1 Reply
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XCity Award Shortlist: Anna Cavell

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Sarah Holmes

An interview with Anna Cavell “I’ve been threatened with arrest in the past and I’ve had my equipment taken from me by security forces.” Anna Cavell has faced a number Continue Reading →

Posted in AWARDS, NEWS 2013 | Tagged Al Jazeera, Anna Cavell, awards, BBC, City, interview, South Sudan, XCity, [Alumni] | 1 Reply
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XCity Award Shortlist: Jessica Omari

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Hanna Ibraheem

An interview with Jessica Omari “I saw people living in a really, really bad state – in absolute poverty. There was no money, no water, and they said ‘this is Continue Reading →

Posted in AWARDS, NEWS 2013 | Tagged awards, Jessica Omari, journalism, XCity, [Alumni] | 2 Replies
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XCity Award Shortlist: Tom Lamont

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Chloe Cann

An interview with Tom Lamont “Remembering not to ask mood-killing nine-part questions is a persistent challenge.” Despite enjoying success as a feature writer and commissioning editor at The Observer, City Continue Reading →

Posted in AWARDS, NEWS 2013 | Tagged awards, interview, The Observer, Tom Lamont, XCity, [Alumni] | 3 Replies
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Journalism in the Dock

Posted on March 14, 2013 by Daniel Zuidijk

XCity Online editor Sarah Holmes live tweets ‘Journalism in the Dock’, a panel event held at City University on Tuesday 12 March 2013 to discuss the future relationship between journalism Continue Reading →

Posted in NEWS 2013 | 1 Reply
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XCity Award Shortlist: Kaya Burgess

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Isobel Finbow

An interview with Kaya Burgess In November 2011, Kaya Burgess’s friend and colleague Mary Bowers was knocked off her bicycle on the way to work. Burgess arrived soon after the Continue Reading →

Posted in AWARDS, NEWS 2013 | Tagged awards, cycling, interview, journalism, Kaya Burgess, London, Mary Bowers, safety, the times, XCity, [Alumni] | 4 Replies
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XCity Award Shortlist: Fay Schlesinger

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Sophie Hurcom

An interview with Fay Schlesinger When David Cameron called comedian Jimmy Carr’s use of the tax avoidance scheme K2 “morally wrong” last summer, the journalists who broke the story never Continue Reading →

Posted in AWARDS, NEWS 2013 | Tagged awards, City students, City University, Fay Schlesinger, media, XCity, [Alumni] | 6 Replies

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