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Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s and Financial News, has become the latest news publisher to support the Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF).As part of the sponsorship, Dow Jones will award £10,000 to the JDF which is administered by the National Council…
As the Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF) reaches its 15th year, the NCTJ has set its sights on raising the annual value of the fund to half a million pounds.The JDF was launched in 2005 thanks to a £100,000 donation from NLA…
"The JDF provides a real gateway into journalism for people coming from non-traditional backgrounds, and it’s an organisation I’m thankful to have been a part of."
Journalism Diversity Fund bursary recipients received an insight into how to look after their mental wellbeing in a webinar delivered by Claire Sanderson, editor-in-chief of Women’s Health and Roisin Dervish-O’Kane, senior editor at Women’s Health.
The fourth and final round of the Journalism Diversity Fund in 2019 has concluded with the awarding of eight bursaries, bringing the total number of bursaries awarded this year to 45. These aspiring journalists were awarded funding to begin their…
The fourth and final round of the Journalism Diversity Fund in 2019 has concluded with the awarding of eight bursaries, bringing the total number of bursaries awarded this year to 45. These aspiring journalists were awarded funding to begin their…
Thirteen aspiring journalists have been shortlisted in the fourth and final Journalism Diversity Fund application round of 2019. Two panels of senior industry figures will interview the shortlisted candidates at the Financial Times in London on Friday, 6 December. Bursaries…
Thirteen aspiring journalists have been shortlisted in the fourth and final Journalism Diversity Fund application round of 2019. Two panels of senior industry figures will interview the shortlisted candidates at the Financial Times in London on Friday, 6 December. Bursaries…
By Laurie Tucker, head of journalism training, Sky Sports News Sports fans generally root for the underdog, unless their team, a personal favourite or a bet is involved. Think of Coco Gauff at Wimbledon, Ireland’s Test cricketers humbling England for two days at Lord’s, Shane Lowry storming The Open. Given their opportunities, they all rocked the established, changed thinking and enriched an industry. The Journalism Diversity Fund, by backing the unheralded and those who don’t conform to pre-conceptions, has done pretty much the same.
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