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Leeds Hacks is the unofficial site for journalism for the BA in Journalism at Leeds Beckett University.

18/02/2026

The clue’s in the name. Lapel mic, yeah? But things change all the time, including media.

16/02/2026

Sticking to the brief is essential when you’re a journalist. You’re creating something, but journalism has constraints on its creativity. What you make has to fit with everything else in that strand or section, and in the wider publication or platform.

11/02/2026

Being flexible means don’t go into news gathering with the story already decided. Don’t treat sources as a way to get quotes to support what you assume, but use them to shape your story. Journalists are not essay writers trying to build a hypothesis - the story can and should change according to the facts.

06/01/2026

This is the best tip for improving your writing you’ll ever get.


03/01/2026

Real journalists have these three traits.



01/01/2026

It’s difficult not to be affected by audience comments when your work goes public, but don’t get caught up in arguments.

30/12/2025

I’m trying to do journalism here! I need a quote with credibility that no one else has. And no one gets to edit your work but an editor.




22/12/2025

BJTC Newsdays at Leeds Beckett. Always hectic, always fun!



17/12/2025

Journalism doesn’t have to be linear. It can be interactive and immersive when it uses the properties of digital platforms. The future of journalism could be in (re)creating spaces to tell stories.

13/12/2025

Five types of source that should be at the top of your list when you’re reporting news.

02/12/2025

A moment of calm in an eventful newsday!

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