NCTJ’s Journalism Diversity Fund reaches 700 bursaries during 20th anniversary year
The Journalism Diversity Fund has awarded its 700th bursary during its 20th anniversary year
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Community reporter Grace Price reflects on training, community journalism and finding her voice
Community News Project reporter Grace Price shares her experience of balancing NCTJ exams with full-time reporting and building relationships with local communities.
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.
Two more trainees pass the NCE for sports reporters
The second NCE for sports reporters saw two more trainee reporters achieve senior status in the new qualification.
NCE entries hit by downturn in recruitment, but pass rate increases
The NCTJ has awarded the National Certificate Examination to 74 trainee reporters who sat their exams at 11 centres in July.
