Shortlist announced ahead of NCTJ Awards for Excellence in Brighton
The NCTJ Awards for Excellence will take place at the Brighton Dome on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.
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NCTJ returns to Financial Times for Student Council 2026
Student representatives from NCTJ-accredited courses across the UK will come together for the NCTJ’s Student Council 2026. Representatives, elected by their peers, will gather at the Financial Times in London for the all-day event. They will have the opportunity to…
48 journalists achieve senior status in March NCE
A further 48 journalists are celebrating achieving senior status after passing the National Certificate Examination for reporters.
Celebrations for NCE award-winners
Four newly-qualified senior reporters are celebrating after winning awards for exceptional performance in the March National Certificate Examination.
Journalism students deliver political news and comment to 50,000 homes
NCTJ students from Staffordshire University have produced a newspaper which will be delivered direct to 50,000 homes throughout Stoke-on-Trent next week.
NCTJ at Huntingdonshire Business Fair
The NCTJ short course team will be exhibiting at the Huntingdonshire Business Fair this year, that takes place at the Wood Green Animal Shelter on 19th April.
NCTJ shorthand procedures
The NCTJ has introduced a new format for running shorthand exams.
Head of accreditation to depart NCTJ
The NCTJ’s accreditation chief, Michelle Lewis, will be leaving the NCTJ at the end of April to join her brother’s business which is launching in the UK.
Ethics training discussed at seminar
NCTJ media law tutors discussed the programmes of study and the teaching of regulation and ethics at the NCTJ Media Law Seminar in London on 30 March.
Award-winning media law performances
The best performers in the last academic year’s NCTJ media law exams were honoured at the Media Law Seminar on 30 March, winning awards sponsored by Johnston Press and Oxford University Press.
“McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists has become an institution” says Lord Hunt
Lord Hunt, Chair of the Press Complaints Commission, officially launched the latest edition of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists at the NCTJ Media Law Seminar at The Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn in London on 30 March.
