The NCTJ has welcomed the publication of the government’s green paper, Watch This Space: A New Strategic Direction for UK Media, and its recognition of the importance of trusted news. However, the charity is urging ministers to place greater emphasis…
As football captures national attention, it’s the journalists behind the scenes who bring those stories to life. Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF) recipient and 2025 Football Journalism Bursary winner Angelina Nayar has spent the past year finding exactly how they…
“What I expect to see in young journalists is commitment to the standards we uphold and an understanding of fairness and morality,” Peter Lowe, managing editor at Sky News told delegates at the Journalism Skills Conference.
Sports broadcasters have made great progress in recruiting diverse on-air talent, but there is more work to do behind the scenes in their newsrooms, presenter Sonali Shah told an NCTJ conference.
“We need to be Jack of all trades and we have to do a job that would have been done by multiple people five years ago”, according to Alex Evans, multimedia reporter, Sheffield Star.
Former cabinet minister David Blunkett said he was optimistic about journalism, revealing he had considered a career in journalism himself, while speaking at the NCTJ awards dinner in Sheffield.
Paul Durrant, journalism trainer and member of the NCTJ journalism examinations board, has been honoured with the 2014 NCTJ Chairman’s Award for his outstanding contribution to journalism training and education.
Eleven talented journalists and photographers have been presented with their NCTJ Awards for Excellence sponsored by NFL UK at the Journalism Skills Conference in Sheffield on Thursday, 27 November.
Nottingham Trent University scored double success with two accredited courses topping the tables at the annual NCTJ course provider awards.
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