The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) has expanded its ambassador network with the appointment of a new group of journalists from across the UK, strengthening its ability to inspire future journalists and encourage more people to consider…
The 28th edition of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists, the definitive guide to media law for journalists and journalism students, has been published by Oxford University Press in partnership with the NCTJ. First published in 1954, McNae’s…
Student and trainee journalists were honoured at the NCTJ Awards for Excellence ceremony at the Royal Navy Submarine Museum in Gosport on Thursday evening in a presentation led by BBC deputy political editor, John Pienaar.
Students at the City of Liverpool College and News Associates London are the first to sit the new newspaper and magazine regulation test which forms part of the essential journalism ethics and regulation module.
The NCTJ’s annual skills conference is to feature a stellar line-up of guest speakers from all sectors of the media to discuss the digital skills revolution and a range of topical issues in journalism.
A Twitter storm about shorthand, regarded by many as a journalist’s sacrosanct skill, erupted yesterday morning as some students discovered that shorthand is now an optional module in the structure of the NCTJ Diploma in Journalism. Fears were allayed by the facts: shorthand is mandatory for news journalists and isn’t going away but there is a lot more flexibility to cater for the full range of journalism careers.
John Pienaar, BBC deputy political editor, is to present the NCTJ Awards for Excellence this year at the Journalism Skills Conference gala dinner on Thursday, 24 November.
A new editorial diversity bursary scheme was launched today at the 2016 Society of Editors’ conference. Doug Wills, managing editor of the London Evening Standard and The Independent explained how the company was working with partners, including the NCTJ and Journalism Diversity Fund, to launch and fund the scheme.
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