The 47th Harry Brittain Fellowship
6 June to 14 July

Reflections by this year's Fellows on the 2005 Harry Brittain Fellowship

Fast moving Australians
By Lee McDougall (Australia)

AUSTRALIAN sprinter Matt Shirvington was once described as the fastest white man in the world but 2005 Harry Brittain Fellow John Rolfe, himself an Australian, may perhaps take a shot at the title...


"Newspaper of the Year"
By John Rolfe (Australia)

The News of the World's dapper editor Andy Coulson bursts back into his editorial conference room...


Of saris, sneakers and a kiss on the cheek
By Rachna Rawat (India)

If you ask me what the most diffficult part of this fellowship has been, I'd say leaving my three-year-old baby to travel half way across the world...


Plymouth laughs off stress
By Otsieno Namwaya (Kenya)

I must admit that I was a bit apprehensive about going to Plymouth for my media attachment...


When it gets going, it gets hot
By Julie Middleton (New Zealand)

Growing up in New Zealand in the 1970s, I was aware of Northern Ireland's "Troubles", the long-running and often-violent scrap for supremacy between pro-Londoners and nationalists seeking greater autonomy...


The Value of Life
By Funsho Aina (Nigeria)

HOW can I begin to write about my most memorable experience as a Harry Brittain Fellow in the UK when each module of the six-week programme opened new vistas in my journalism career?...


The inspiring spirit of London
By Farhat Anis (Pakistan)

Big cities have bigger vision and a big heart. It goes for London too. Exploring London a huge, sprawling city having the distinction of world's most diverse city, on your own, was an exciting experience of my life...


The Mysterious Blackpool
By Alexander Rheeney (Papua New Guinea)

I had an eerie feeling when I checked in at Blackpool's Imperial Hotel along the north promenade for a night before I began my job-attachment two days later with the evening newspaper, the Blackpool Gazette...


Cricket Attachment
By Curtis Rampersad (Trinidad)

I suspected this would be good afternoon when the head server at Edgbaston apologised to the four sports reporters and myself because sandwiches and tea were five minutes late...


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