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Three awards which celebrate innovation and diversity in journalism education and training were presented at the NCTJ Awards for Excellence, sponsored by News UK.

Karen Ballam, NCTJ chief examiner for shorthand, has been honoured for her outstanding contribution to journalism training and education with the NCTJ chairman’s award.

Award-winning broadcast journalist Nick Powell is to host this year’s NCTJ Awards for Excellence at Hallé St Peter's in Manchester.

The NCTJ Awards for Excellence will reunite tutors, editors and shortlisted students and trainees as it returns to an in-person ceremony.

Some 66 students, trainees, apprentices, journalists and training providers have been shortlisted in the NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2021.

Mark Hanna, co-author of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists, has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to journalism training and education with the NCTJ chairman’s award.

Some 54 students, trainees, apprentices, journalists and training providers have been shortlisted in the NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2020.

Twelve students have been rewarded for achieving the best results in the 2018-19 NCTJ Diploma in Journalism exams.

Student, trainee and apprentice journalists have been honoured in this year’s NCTJ Awards for Excellence, sponsored by The Independent.