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…
The NCTJ presents two awards at annual public affairs seminar
The NCTJ’s annual public affairs seminar took place at the Local Government Association in London on Friday 17 September.
New NCTJ accreditation board meets to review strategy and re-accredits six courses
The NCTJ’s cross-media accreditation board met for the first time on 8 September 2010, at the Guardian in London
Celebration of a record year: Daily Mail to host Journalism Diversity Fund lunch
Would-be journalists helped by the Journalism Diversity Fund will get the chance to network with industry professionals at an annual lunch to celebrate its success.
A dream career or true love? The dilemma for one NCTJ student
A Manchester student, who completed his NCTJ-accredited course at the University of Salford, faced a tricky decision recently when he had to choose between his dream career and the love of his life.
Top media speakers join line-up for journalism skills debate
Phil Henfrey, head of news for ITV, and Mark O’Callaghan, head of news and current affairs for BBC Wales, will be addressing delegates at the NCTJ’s Journalism Skills Conference in Cardiff on Thursday, 2 December.
Award-winning BBC presenter John Inverdale is the NCTJ’s alumnus of the month
The NCTJ’s alumnus for September is BBC television and radio journalist John Inverdale.
Diversity fund to help 19 budding journalists pay for their training
Nineteen hopefuls will have the chance to pursue a career in journalism after they were awarded bursaries by the Journalism Diversity Fund on Friday, 13 August.
Football League to sponsor sports journalism exam award
The Football League is to sponsor a new award that recognises the best performing candidates in the sports journalism exam
July NCE awards feature one of the highest newspaper practice marks in recent years
Mary Hamilton, a reporter for the Eastern Daily Press and Norwich Evening News, won the NCTJ’s Ted Bottomley Award, sponsored by Midland News Association, after scoring 90 per cent on her newspaper practice exam.
