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Community news reporter Grace Price has marked her first year at the Monmouthshire Beacon by covering the town’s worst flooding in recent memory, building a loyal audience across multiple platforms and passing her shorthand. It was a year, she said,…

Community news reporter Jennifer Cartwright is reflecting on her first year at the Yorkshire Evening Post, from landing front pages to a portfolio of features and helping to bring younger audiences into local news. Jennifer joined the CNP in March…

Community news reporter Emily Gray has marked her first year at the Newcastle Chronicle with a record month for online engagement, a growing portfolio of human-interest stories and increasing responsibility in the newsroom. Emily joined the Chronicle as a Community…

A Community News Project reporter has been honoured at a local awards ceremony celebrating community champions.  Lise Evans, who completed her NCTJ diploma with Darlington College as a community reporter at the Stratford Herald, received…

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Community News Project reporter Evie Flynn explains how she turned a hobby into a key tool for storytelling in her role – using video to reach new audiences, humanise the news, and make local stories go viral

Six trainee community reporters have sharpened their multimedia journalism skills during an intensive three-day bootcamp at Darlington College as part of the NCTJ’s Community News Project (CNP).  Trainees Grace and Evie practicing their mobile journalism skills…

Six newly recruited community reporters have begun their NCTJ Diploma in Journalism training at Darlington College, marking a significant milestone in the latest phase of the Community News Project (CNP). This initiative is designed to strengthen local journalism and improve…