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🔦 SPA Spotlight is back!
🗞️ At the SPA, we’re incredibly proud of the work of our student journalists, bringing previously-unheard stories to the attention of thousands!
💜💙 Congratulations to this month’s featured pieces from Epigram and The Jute Journal!
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🤩 Are you looking for a mentor?
👔 We want to give all of our incredible student journalists the best possible start!
🔗 Applications for SPA Mentees are open now until 26th October! Head to the link below to find out more and to become a mentee!
forms.gle/JBbaYNcjHJ55iZZt6
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🔔 Join the SPA Trustee Board
🗞️ Do you have strong connections with the journalism industry? Then we want to hear from you!
📨 Apply now by sending your CV and cover letter to admin@spajournalism.com - applications close at 11:59pm on 4th October.
🤞 Good luck!
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🏴 Guth ar buill: bòrd cruinn roinneil na h-Alba
💙 Last week, editors and members of student publications across Scotland came together for our first Regional Roundtable!
💬 What are your priorities, hopes or challenges for your Scottish publication this year?
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🤩 You look like an SPA Mentor!
👔 The job market is tough right now - so we’re bringing back the SPA Mentorship Scheme!
🔗 Applications to become an SPA Mentor are open now until 26th October! Head to the link below to find out more and sign up!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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🐣 Meet our Newest Members!
🫂 The SPA family is getting bigger! Welcome to the newest members of the largest student journalism collective in the UK and Republic of Ireland!
⬇️ Help make our new friends feel welcome by showing them some love in the comments!
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🚨 Want a paid internship?
👧 We have a very exciting opportunity to work with the Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza!
🔗 Head to the link below to apply today - applications close on Monday 14th September!
🤞 Good luck!
forms.gle/487iBniPKpVucB4A6
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💻 Join our Scotland Editors Roundtable!
💙 On 30th August, Scotland Officer Eva Milne will be holding a Regional Roundtable to share, discuss and collaborate with our Scotland member publications.
📨 If you’re interested in joining, send an email to Scotland@spajournalism.com!
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🔦 SPA Spotlight is back!
🗞️ At the SPA, we’re incredibly proud of the work of our student journalists across the UK and Republic of Ireland!
💚❤️ Congratulations to this month’s featured pieces from Student Independent News and Gair Rhydd!
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🥳 Comhghairdeas! Rinne tú é!
🎓 To everyone receiving Leaving Certificate results today - congratulations! We can’t wait to see you on campuses across the UK and Republic of Ireland!
🔗 Get ahead of the curve and join a student publication! Head to our website to find yours!
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📸 Celebrating photography’s impact on journalism!
🗞️ To celebrate World Photography Day, here’s a selection of images from our own photojournalists across the SPA’s member publications, showcasing their versatility and skill.
⬇️ Which image is your favourite?
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🗞️ “Absolutely join student journalism!”
🤩 Megan Harwood-Baynes, Senior Money Reporter at The Times, shares her advice for budding journalists and new students looking for an enriching way to get involved in your university community!
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🥳 Congratulations! You did it!
🎓 To everyone receiving A-Level, BTEC and T-Level results today - congratulations! We can’t wait to see you on campuses across the UK and Republic of Ireland!
🔗 Head to our website to find your local student publications!
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Have you got 5️⃣ minutes to support student journalism?
📝 Don’t forget to fill in our Membership Survey! Here’s our Membership Officer Jack Walsh, and Chair Emily Pitt-Shaw, telling you why this information is so important!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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🕰️ On This Day ~ 2nd August 1899 ~ The New York City Newsboys’ Strike ends
📅 But what actually happened in that crucial moment? Take a look back at the 1899 Newsboys’ Strike today, on its 127th anniversary!
⬇️ Journalists have shaped history - but we’ve also been shaped by it!
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🐣 Meet our Newest Members!
🫂 The SPA family is getting bigger! Welcome to the newest members of largest student journalism collective in the UK and Republic of Ireland!
⬇️ Help make our new friends feel welcome by showing them some love in the comments!
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🔦 SPA Spotlight is back!
🗞️ At the SPA, we’re incredibly proud of the work of our student journalists, bringing previously-unheard stories to the attention of thousands across campus!
🩷🧡 Congratulations to this month’s featured pieces from The Cheese Grater and Nouse!
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😬 Seeing as everyone’s talking about *that* red card decision, we’ve been thinking about what our red card offences in student journalism are…
🫷How many of these have you fallen foul of?
⬇️ Drop your own journalism red cards below!
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🎧 New SPA Spotlight Podcast out now, with Editor-in-Chief of PLANORAMA, Mayumi Staunton, hosted by Representation Officer Jakob Reid!
🔗 Head to the link below to listen to the latest edition of the SPA Spotlight Podcast!
open.spotify.com/episode/01B…
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