Media industry professionals, bursary recipients and their tutors met on Thursday to celebrate the success of the Journalism Diversity Fund. More than 60 guests attended the annual lunch, which this year was hosted by The Sun at News UK, Thomas Square, London.
Bursary recipient Nadya Ahmed will begin an eight week placement at The Nottingham Post this month as part of the Journalism Diversity Fund internship scheme.
Two former Journalism Diversity Fund recipients have achieved senior reporter status after passing the first ever National Qualification for Journalists (NQJ) exam.
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