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Birmingham City University (BCU) has become an NCTJ-accredited course provider, delivering the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism as part of its MA Journalism course. The accreditation will expand access to NCTJ training in the West Midlands, supporting efforts to improve diversity…
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,…
A community reporter has captured what her working day looks like as she engages with those who live in the Scottish Highlands. Sixteen-year-old Iona MacDonald was recruited by Highland News and Media in June to cover a patch stretching from…
Alex Crawford, special correspondent for Sky News and patron of the NCTJ, has described 2022 as a “stunning year” for journalism as journalists get to the heart of seismic events. Writing in the NCTJ’s 2021-22 annual report, published today,…
Judges have shortlisted 59 students, trainees, apprentices and training providers in the 2022 Awards for Excellence.
The NCTJ has published its annual report of its Quality Assurance and Standards Committee, which oversees quality, standardisation and fairness across its qualifications and services.
The NCTJ has sanctioned a former candidate who admitted forging a qualification certificate and using it to gain employment.
Community reporters came together for a week-long bootcamp at Bournemouth University. Picture by Saeed Rashid. Community reporters are a “joy to teach” thanks to their commitment, enthusiasm and industry access, say training providers as NCTJ teaching gets underway…
The NCTJ has launched an industry-led safety and resilience forum to address ongoing concerns about the safety of journalists. The NCTJ’s Journalism Skills Academy (JSA) launched an e-learning course Safety and Resilience for Journalists Safeguarding journalists is an…
Journalists and industry professionals came together at the NCTJ’s equality, diversity and inclusion conference in a bid to tackle the challenges facing journalism and drive for change. Held today at Reuters in London, the conference included panel discussions on topics…
A new specialist bursary in partnership with the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) has been awarded by the NCTJ’s Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF).
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