The growing use of data protection law and barriers to open justice are creating new legal and practical challenges for journalists and news organisations, media law experts have warned.
The NCTJ has appointed Laura Michael to the new role of head of professional development, expanding its support for journalists and news organisations as the industry adapts to rapid technological change.
The National Council for the Training of Journalists today announces plans to launch a Journalism Skills Academy (JSA), as part of a new initiative to scale up its training offer for in-work journalists.
Alex Crawford, patron of the NCTJ and special correspondent for Sky News, has stressed the importance of journalists holding power to account in a video clip published by the NCTJ.
The NCTJ Awards for Excellence, which recognise the achievements of talented individuals with promising journalism careers ahead of them, are now open for entries for 2020.
"The NCTJ training on the course was invaluable. From media law, to shorthand skills and an understanding of public affairs, the subjects gave me the ability to go into newsrooms and put myself to good use right away."
The NCTJ has today welcomed a decision by the Google News Initiative (GNI) to substantially increase its annual donation to the Journalism Diversity Fund.
Today the NCTJ publishes a remarkable insight into the work being done by reporters hired as part of the Facebook-backed Community News Project (CNP).
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