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Journalism training has seen an “encouraging return to normality” as most teaching returned to face-to-face delivery, says the NCTJ’s principal examiner.
Community reporter Iona MacDonald was hired by Highland News and Media to enhance the stories about the rural areas in the north-west Highlands. She joined the scheme straight after completing her exams at Ullapool High School. Here she tells us of her experience covering the debate between the Scottish National Party’s leadership candidates.
New housing developments are the bread and butter for reporters up and down the country. Ayokunle Oluwalana But for community news reporter Ayokunle Oluwalana, his impactful way of reporting on the realities of living in a new estate…
Kate Lockett A community news reporter feels she is making her dad proud as she follows in his footsteps after his death to cover the same patch. Kate Lockett, 33, has joined the team at the Helston Packet…
As part of the NCTJ’s clearing campaign, the NCTJ spoke with students and alumni who had been through the clearing process themselves, or who had opted to enter the industry via a journalism apprenticeship. Investigative journalist Kafui Okpattah entered the…
A selection of community news reporters proved they have the skills to succeed as they have moved into senior roles. After completing their training, the four reporters took up permanent positions within Reach PLC, continuing to add value to newsrooms…
For community reporter Eve McLachlan, it has been a real adjustment to living in the Western Isles and reporting on its remote communities. The 24-year-old, who works for the Press and Journal, originally moved to the island chain off the…
A new raft of community reporters say they have uncovered hidden gems as they engage with people whose stories are normally left untold.
Sean Dooley, chair of the NCTJ’s quality assurance and standards committee, has died.
Community reporters have learnt cutting-edge skills and social media tools for news-gathering and promotion at a bootcamp run by Meta. Reporters recruited through the Community News Project were invited to a three-day virtual bootcamp, which ended today, to grow their…
Journalists, lawyers and educators celebrated a united “fight for open justice” at the launch event for McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists.
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