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3 November 2020

Academy of Social Sciences honours Jackie Harrison with prestigious fellowship

An honour has been conferred on the head of Journalism Studies for her high-inpact work to support the liberty and safety of media professionals.

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2 June 2020

Media making progress on complaints and corrections, Sheffield study finds

Researchers at Sheffield's Centre for Freedom of the Media have found that UK newspapers have become better at correcting inaccurate reporting since IPSO assumed responsibility for press regulation.

5 February 2020

Taster day for sixth formers aims to diversify journalism

Young people from groups that are underrepresented in higher education have visited the Department of Journalism Studies to get a feel for university life and working in the media.

18 December 2019

Sheffield graduate vindicated in election 'fake news' storm

Daniel Sheridan, the reporter who broke the story of the boy on the hospital floor, studied journalism at Sheffield and has returned to the University to give a guest lecture on his experiences.

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