St Aidan's journalism students receive some sound advice from Lanarkshire Live team

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Potential press officers and journalists of the future received some helpful advice from industry insiders recently.Photographer Stuart Vance, and news reporter Michael Pringle from the Wishaw Press and Lanarkshire Live, visited St Aidan’s High to share their knowledge with S6 students who are studying towards a Level 6 Journalism award.Pupils have been busy learning about the news gathering process, the research skills needed, and how news stories are put together.The attentive students also heard about the changing face of the news industry.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android They were briefed on the sources that stories for newspapers and websites come from, and the editorial processes they go through to being a published article.The Lanarkshire Live reporter outlined the different ways that information can be received and how stories are picked up by journalists, such as email press releases, external electronic news (wires), politicians’ press officers, and council meetings.

As well as from social media and by word of mouth in the local communities.And while the industry may be changing quickly, a host of other career opportunities for writers and story-tellers who have an understanding of the media and news were highlighted, including public relations (PR) companies, local and national