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The growing use of data protection law and barriers to open justice are creating new legal and practical challenges for journalists and news organisations, media law experts have warned.
The NCTJ has appointed Laura Michael to the new role of head of professional development, expanding its support for journalists and news organisations as the industry adapts to rapid technological change.
Journalism training has seen an “encouraging return to normality” as most teaching returned to face-to-face delivery, says the NCTJ’s principal examiner.
Community reporter Iona MacDonald was hired by Highland News and Media to enhance the stories about the rural areas in the north-west Highlands. She joined the scheme straight after completing her exams at Ullapool High School. Here she tells us of her experience covering the debate between the Scottish National Party’s leadership candidates.
A cohort of community reporters have come together for a training bootcamp to sharpen their story-writing skills.
The NCTJ is launching a new training resource on reporting on the Royal Family ahead of the King’s coronation in May.
With new statistics showing the impact of the Meta-backed scheme, the NCTJ's head of partnerships and projects Will Gore considers how it has opened up new recruitment opportunities.
"Last September, I was awarded the Thomas Read bursary which helped me train for my NCTJ at News Associates in Manchester. As part of the bursary, two weeks work experience at Sky Sports News (SSN) was included and I completed my placement there in February."
"Being able to question people, observe and film footage for the history books was an occasion I won’t forget. For such a saddening news event, the opportunity to cover it was an honour and immensely rewarding."
"What I have learnt is that hard work really does pay off and whatever you want to do, keep going and keep persevering – that’s what I intend to do!"
Breaking down barriers to support gender equality in sports journalism was the subject of a panel discussion hosted by the NCTJ to mark International Women’s Day.
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