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 final round of the Journalism Diversity Fund in 2018 has concluded with the awarding of six bursaries, bringing the total number of bursaries awarded this year to 46 - a record number for the fund.
Seventy-six per cent of trainees who sat the National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) exams in November achieved the qualification, bringing the results back in line with the November 2017 exams.
Tamara Siddiqui, a newly-qualified senior journalist from The News, Portsmouth, has won three out of four available awards for her outstanding performance in November’s NQJ exams.
Joanne Butcher, chief executive of the NCTJ, opened the second day of the 2018 Journalism Skills Conference at Harlow College by introducing a panel that discussed how journalists sourced and covered some of 2018’s biggest stories.
NCTJ chairman Kim Fletcher welcomed delegates to the 2018 Journalism Skills Conference on Thursday, 29 November, which took place at Harlow College in Essex – the oldest NCTJ centre.
Jonathan Baker, founding professor of journalism at the University of Essex, has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to journalism training and education with the 2019 NCTJ chairman’s award.
The best performing NCTJ-accredited centres have been presented with awards at the 2018 NCTJ Awards for Excellence gala dinner and ceremony.
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