Marverine Cole, Director of Birmingham City University's four brand new Journalism degree courses launched in September 2018, and journalist and broadcaster of 15 years in her own right, brought a cohort of Final Year Journalism students to ITN Headquarters.
After watching the Jeremy Vine show live, and meeting with the main man himself, the group had a tour around the Channel 4 news gallery, newsroom and studio by another BCU alumni, Channel 4 News Producers, Becky Emmett.
Marverine said of the day, "I've enjoyed several years working with ITN, in their Industry News department, and as a Presenter for 5 News. The broadcaster's integrity as a news provider is second to none. As a working-class girl born and bred in Birmingham, I think it's hugely important to show my students - who also come mainly from the towns and cities around the Midlands - that they too could work in revered mainstream news organisations like these when they graduate next summer.
"The Jeremy Vine Show, which debates the biggest news topics of the day, was fun to watch and very educational for them. My students also got a lot of out of hearing from Jon Snow, one of Britain's most well-respected journalists, and we thank him very much for spending time with us."
