Birmingham City University (BCU) has become an NCTJ-accredited course provider, delivering the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism as part of its MA Journalism course. The accreditation will expand access to NCTJ training in the West Midlands, supporting efforts to improve diversity…
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,…
Community News Project reporter Evie Flynn explains how she turned a hobby into a key tool for storytelling in her role – using video to reach new audiences, humanise the news, and make local stories go viral
The senior journalist apprenticeship has undergone a major overhaul and is now recognised as a level 6 standard by the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE).
The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) has published new guidelines to help journalists stay safe in the field, as part of a wider initiative to improve safety and resilience in the media industry. The…
Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) has delivered a four-day multimedia programme as part of the NCTJ’s ‘Into Journalism’ outreach project, an initiative designed to encourage young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to consider careers in journalism. Using grant funding from the…
Six trainee community reporters have sharpened their multimedia journalism skills during an intensive three-day bootcamp at Darlington College as part of the NCTJ’s Community News Project (CNP). Trainees Grace and Evie practicing their mobile journalism skills…
The NCTJ is expanding its ambassadors’ group and is looking for NCTJ-qualified journalists from all sectors and backgrounds to join the initiative. This growing network champions quality, trust and diversity in journalism and plays a vital role in inspiring the…
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