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…
BA (Hons) Journalism at Brunel University becomes latest NCTJ-accredited course
Brunel University’s degree in Journalism has become the NCTJ’s newest accredited course.
NCTJ course “proved life-changing for me” says successful BBC Online reporter.
Kevin Leonard is a successful journalist and reporter for BBC News Online, based in Cardiff.
NCTJ students have chance of Daily Mail scholarship
The University of Kent's Centre for Journalism has set up a journalism scholarship in partnership with the Daily Mail.
New broadcast option outlined at Journalism Skills Conference
The second day of the 2010 Journalism Skills Conference in Cardiff featured an update on the gold standard qualifications and information on upcoming developments.
NCTJ course was “one of the best career decisions I’ve ever made” says motorsport features editor
Steven English is the features editor for Autosport.com - the most popular independent motorsport website in the world with 1.5 million unique users per month.
Journalism skills debated by top editors from Welsh media
A topical and informative question time panel debate took place at the NCTJ Journalism Skills Conference at the Wales Millennium Centre on 2 December.
Reporting devolution at the NCTJ Journalism Skills Conference
Mike Gilson, editor of the Belfast Telegraph and Betsan Powys, political editor for BBC Wales delivered presentations on the issues of reporting in the devolved nations, at this year’s Journalism Skills Conference in Cardiff.
“New world” journalists debate convergence in journalism
A panel of ‘new world’ journalists debated what it means to be a fully converged journalist, as part of the second day of the NCTJ Journalism Skills Conference at Cardiff University.
NCTJ chairman highlights importance of high standards of journalism
NCTJ chairman Kim Fletcher stressed the importance of maintaining high standards of journalism at the charity’s Annual General Meeting in Cardiff last week.
