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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 hosted a special fundraising quiz night raising £4,000 for the Thomas Read bursary, which supports aspiring journalists with disabilities through their NCTJ training. The Thomas Read bursary was established in 2015 in memory of Sky Sports News journalist…
A blog by 2024 Thomas Read Bursary recipient, Gareth Hamill.
The NCTJ has published this year’s National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) examiners’ report, celebrating the achievements of journalists who excelled in the 2024-25 exams. This year, 280 candidates sat the exams across three sittings, with an impressive 71 per cent…
Reuters, headline sponsor of the NCTJ Awards for Excellence, invited shortlisted entrants from the 2024 ceremony for a behind-the-scenes visit to its Canary Wharf newsroom on a historic day that saw the organisation’s editorial team respond to the announcement of…
The NCTJ has welcomed the government’s response to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s report on media literacy, which acknowledges that “trusted journalism and strong media literacy are essential to a healthy democracy.” The committee recommended stronger cross-government…
Pupils from Cleethorpes Academy and John Spendluffe Technology College, Alford, have been named winners of this year’s Into Journalism competition for a project delivered through the University of Lincoln as part of the NCTJ’s outreach initiative. A highly commended award…
By Nadine White
Daniel J. McLaughlin, podcast editor at Reach PLC and judge for the NCTJ Awards for Excellence podcast category, shares his insights on what he looks for in winning entries.
The NCTJ has partnered with the Financial Times (FT) to launch a new training programme, giving 15 aspiring journalists the opportunity to study for the NCTJ’s Certificate in Foundation Journalism (CFJ) through the newly established FT School…
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