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10 May 2010 15:50:23
Student journalists from the University of Bedfordshire covered the historic events on election night.
Just like their industry counterparts across the UK, they stayed up late to gather information between the close of the polls at 10pm on Thursday night and 5.30am on Friday morning.
Thirteen students and a journalism graduate fought to be first with the breaking news, led by law and public administration lecturer and political journalist Kate Ironside.
Reporters filed 335 stories and images into an Election Blog on student facility BREO (Bedfordshire Resources for Education Online) from the exit polls to the declaration in the early hours of Luton South to Labour.
The University team’s coverage on the night included updates from across the country, reports from the Luton South count and regular live broadcast updates into the new community radio station Radio LaB.
They were supported by Alexis Weedon, Head of Journalism and Communications at the University, and Journalism Programme Leader Deena Ingham.
Deena said: “Students, staff and students from other courses and one of our journalism graduates worked really well together in a fast-paced event which was very realistic thanks to Kate’s familiarity with election night reporting.
“Although the political outcome on the night was a cliffhanger, the University of Bedfordshire result was a resounding success.”
The event was made possible by essential ISD assistance provided by John Wells and his team, and security co-operation from Colin Hill and his team.
The photo shows journalism students Alex Raspin and Emma Bird noting the first result of the night coming in live from Sunderland.
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