The day, which took place at University Centre Harlow, situated on the Harlow College campus, involved sample sessions of press law, shorthand and news writing with a tour of our state of the art facilities, including TV and radio studios.

The scheme is being piloted by the Marketing team, who are taking both internal and external client briefs for creative project work and inviting Media, Journalism and Photography students to pitch for the work. The Marketing office is conveniently located right next to the large Creative Media space.

He admitted that the campaign to become Prime Minister in next May’s general election is “a big fight”, but he quashed doubts over his leadership ability by promising “it’s a fight that I’m up for.”

Trainee journalists from the college were given the chance to meet Mr Miliband during an informal interview prior to his Q&A session. 

He faced questions on topics including tuition fees, unemployment in young people and how he deals with pressure.

Tom Powter, 21, is currently studying for his NCTJ Fast-Track Diploma at Harlow’s prestigious journalism centre, which counts Piers Morgan and Jeremy Clarkson amongst its alumni. He said: “Meeting and interviewing Mr Miliband was a fantastic opportunity for me as a trainee reporter.”

NCTJ Journalism students Amina Ahmed and Elliot Mees hit the jackpot when they got the opportunity to grill the Prime Minister about current political issues. They doggedly pursued the topics they were interested in and made sure they got answers to the questions they had prepared.

Level 3 Media & Journalism students Ricky Thompson and Craig Fantham were invited to cover the event and they got an exciting insight into the challenges of working in a press pack! They acquitted themselves magnificently amidst the flying elbows and secured some great shots (to be published soon).