Get involved
The Northern Quota is a Manchester-based news and media network managed by students and staff from Manchester Met’s Multimedia Journalism course. We specialise in quality multimedia storytelling and help students build public-facing portfolios that serve as a springboard into the industry.
Newsdays
All Manchester Met Multimedia Journalism students are invited to contribute to The Northern Quota and attend regular campus Newsdays to help you build your skills, confidence, network and portfolio.
NQ Newsdays are the perfect opportunity to connect with other students, build your skills, and try new things in a supportive environment. Taking place every other Wednesday afternoon in GE 3:10, you will also have the opportunity to engage remotely online on alternating weeks.
In each Newsday session, we will welcome new team members, discuss ideas for stories and multimedia content to be published on The Northern Quota website, and show you how everything works at NQ. You will learn how to bring your work to industry standards and have opportunities to pitch your work for online publication.
TV & Radio Opportunities
Newsday sessions will be based in our Multimedia Newsroom and TV and Radio studios in Grosvenor East. Here you will have opportunities to get involved with TV and Radio projects – and try out scriptwriting, presenting, editing and more.
NQ Tutors will be on hand to introduce the latest technology and provide training to help you build a wide range of skills necessary to work in today’s multi-platform digital environments.
Newsday Schedule (2pm in GE 3:10)
- Wednesday 2 October
- Wednesday 16 October
- Wednesday 30 October
- Wednesday 13 November
- Wednesday 27 November
- Wednesday 11 December
Apply for an NQ Editorial role – Register your interest
All Multimedia Journalism students and alumni are invited to contribute to The Northern Quota as NQ journalists. You are invited to join Newsdays and submit articles and multimedia content to be considered for publication.
In addition to your role as an NQ Journalist, you are invited to apply for Editorial, Social Media, Marketing and Branding roles and more.
2024/2025 roles:
- News Editor
- Subeditor
- Newsletter Editor
- Arts and Culture Editor
- Features Editor
- Environment Editor
- Sport Editor (Athletics)
- Sport Editor (Basketball)
- Sport Editor (Football)
- Sport Editor (Rugby)
- Sport Subeditor
- Broadcast Editor TV
- Broadcast Editor Radio
- Video Editor
- Photographer
- Social Media Assistant
- Marketing and Branding
- Event coordinator
200 Rise points will be awarded per 10-week placement. Register your interest here.
Rise points
NQ is embedded within the University’s Rise programme. This means you can gain Rise Points to recognise the extra-curricular effort for your NQ contributions and role – such as attending Newsdays, publishing content and undertaking an NQ Editorial Team role.
All students gaining more than 150 Rise Points will be awarded additional practice credits on their degree transcript. Students on eligible courses may use their points to claim course credits.
For more information about Rise visit rise.mmu.ac.uk.