The NCTJ Awards for Excellence recognised the educators and organisations going above and beyond to support the training of the next generation of journalists, highlighting the crucial role they play in shaping quality, safe and inclusive journalism. Among the honours…
The next generation of journalists was recognised at the NCTJ Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Reuters, held at Brighton Dome on Tuesday, 24 March. Hannah Wilkes, presenter at Sky Sports News, hosted the ceremony. She said: “In a period of profound…
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.
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.
Leighton Andrews, the minister for children, education and lifelong learning, will open the Journalism Skills Conference at the National Assembly for Wales on Thursday, 2 December.
Piers Morgan, a judge on the award-winning television show Britain’s Got Talent, is the latest NCTJ-trained journalist to feature on the charity’s alumni webpage.
The format of NCTJ shorthand exams at speeds of 90 to 120 wpm will change from September so trainees can “hit the ground running” when they enter their first newsroom.
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