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Community news reporter Grace Price has marked her first year at the Monmouthshire Beacon by covering the town’s worst flooding in recent memory, building a loyal audience across multiple platforms and passing her shorthand. It was a year, she said,…
The NCTJ is expanding its ambassadors’ group and is looking for recently qualified NCTJ journalists from all sectors and backgrounds to join this growing initiative. Ambassadors play a vital role in inspiring the next generation to consider a career in…
The NCTJ is pleased to welcome KMTV as an accredited course provider, bringing the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism back to Kent. KMTV’s “Year in Journalism” newly accredited course will be available to students from September, offering a full-time, in-person programme…
The government has confirmed a £14,000 funding band for the revised Level 6 Journalist Apprenticeship Standard, following NCTJ escalation over a delay of nearly nine months that had stalled recruitment and created uncertainty for employers and trainees. In a…
Community news reporter Emily Gray has marked her first year at the Newcastle Chronicle with a record month for online engagement, a growing portfolio of human-interest stories and increasing responsibility in the newsroom. Emily joined the Chronicle as a Community…
Around 50 student representatives from NCTJ-accredited courses across the UK came together at the Financial Times in London today for the NCTJ Student Council. The Student Council brings together students and apprentices elected by their peers to represent the views…
The NCTJ is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week 2026 by highlighting the role journalism apprenticeships play in developing skills, opening doors, and supporting a more diverse and resilient news industry. Journalism apprenticeships offer a practical and accessible route into the profession,…
The NCTJ has launched an action plan to strengthen the safety and resilience of journalists across their careers. Building on its existing work to support journalists in the field and online, the plan sets out the NCTJ’s priorities for the year ahead, following…
The NCTJ Awards for Excellence will take place at the Brighton Dome on Tuesday, 24 March 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…
ITN, which includes ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5, has joined more than 20 organisations as a backer of the Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF), helping make a career in journalism more accessible for a wider range of candidates. ITN has…
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