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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.
Current initiatives and barriers for diverse recruitment in the industry were discussed at the NCTJ Journalism Skills Conference on Friday, 27 November.
A draft proposal to revamp the NCTJ’s Diploma in Journalism aims to integrate digital and traditional skills and cater for all sectors of the industry.
The move to a social-first strategy for publishing will require journalists to develop new skills, the head of digital for Johnston Press told the NCTJ’s annual Journalism Skills Conference today.
David Holdsworth, controller, English regions, BBC discusses the editorial challenges for the BBC, suggests the skills they will need for the future and recalls memories of his own NCTJ training at the Journalism Skills Conference. Watch the video now.
Marc Settle, leader of smartphone training at the BBC Academy, delivers a masterclass in mobile journalism at the 2015 Journalism Skills Conference. Watch the full video now.
Sue Green, journalism trainer and NCTJ examiner, has been honoured with the 2015 NCTJ chairman’s award for her outstanding contribution to journalism training and education.
Charlotte Austen-Hardy, senior reporter at the Chelmsford Weekly News, is the winner of the inaugural Paul Durrant Award for her outstanding performance in the NCTJ’s National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) exams.
Student and trainee journalists were honoured at an awards ceremony announcing the winners of the NCTJ Awards for Excellence sponsored by NFL UK in Birmingham on Thursday.
The multimedia sports journalism course at News Associates London has been named the best performing course at the NCTJ-accredited course performance awards after achieving a 100 per cent gold standard pass rate.
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