University of Portsmouth journalism department joins forces with regional daily for live election hustings
The University of Portsmouth’s journalism department has teamed up with regional daily, The News, to broadcast live hustings in the run-up to the general election.
We will stage political debates for the city’s two constituencies — Portsmouth South (Labour) and Portsmouth North (Conservative).
Journalism students will be reporting from both hustings, while those studying film and TV will help to run the broadcast, which will be live-streamed from the university’s TV studio in Eldon building to The News’ website, portsmouth.co.uk
The editor of The News, Mark Waldron, will chair the hustings.
Ian Tapster, course leader in journalism at the University of Portsmouth, which is currently the best-performing NCTJ undergraduate course in the country, said: ‘This is an exciting opportunity for the university to team up with The News in hosting these two hustings.
‘It’s a great opportunity for our students to be involved in filming and reporting these important debates.’
Portsmouth South, a Labour-held seat that has changed hands many times in the past two decades, will have national interest, with all three main parties believing they can take it. The election hustings will take place on November 19.
The hustings for the Portsmouth North seat, held by the former Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt, will be on November 26.
Students will be producing video reports, audience vox-pops, live-tweets and blogs on the night for the journalism department’s website as well as The News.
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