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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’s Journalism Skills Academy (JSA) is launching a new programme of professional training to support journalists as they develop their careers. The new training resources – which are available this month – are aimed at ensuring reporters have the…
Cait Findlay has filmed snippets of her busy working day as a community news reporter for Cambridgeshire Live. The 24-year-old started her day on 15 December preparing to cover the Royal College of Nursing strikes at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
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…
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