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…
Award-winning presenter to speak at Student Council
Award winning ITV News at Ten presenter Mark Austin is to be the keynote speaker at this year’s NCTJ Student Council forum.
Dunfermline Press reporter wins prestigious TS Murray award
A senior reporter at the Dunfermline Press has been awarded the prestigious T S Murray award by the Society of Editors Scotland for his performance in the NCTJ’s National Certificate Examination.
Two picture editors appointed to NCTJ photography board
Jonathan Barry, picture editor of the Worcester News, and Paul Walters, director and picture editor of the South West News Service, are joining the NCTJ photography examinations board.
Students to share their opinions at annual meeting
Student journalists will have the chance to network and share their views at the fourth NCTJ Student Council meeting next month in London.
NCE review gets underway with national online survey
A comprehensive review of the National Certificate Examination begins this week with the launch of an online survey of the views of newspaper editors across the UK.
NCTJ student gets a permanent reminder of training
A journalism student at Staffordshire University is so dedicated to her course she had her name tattooed on her leg - in shorthand!
Regional talent recognised at the North East Press Awards
The North East Press Awards 2010 took place last week in South Shields.
Diploma in Journalism distance learning available from February
The eagerly awaited NCTJ Diploma in Journalism distance learning programme will go on sale in early February 2011.
Walter Greenwood reviews eighth edition of Scots Law for Journalists
The new edition of Scots Law for Journalists has been praised as “authoritative and yet highly readable” by media law guru Walter Greenwood in his review of the book for the NCTJ.
