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Apprentice wins TS Murray award for top NQJ marks
The TS Murray award carries a £500 prize and is presented annually to the top-performing NQJ candidate employed by a news publisher in Scotland.
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The TS Murray award carries a £500 prize and is presented annually to the top-performing NQJ candidate employed by a news publisher in Scotland.
The NCTJ Awards for Excellence are now open for entries from students, trainee and apprentice journalists across the UK.
Twelve high-flying journalists have received a cash prize of £250 for achieving the best results in the 2022-23 NCTJ Diploma in Journalism exams.
The Awards for Excellence ceremony saw 21 awards presented in a variety of categories.
Paul Wiltshire was named the award winner at a ceremony at the Royal College of Physicians in Regent’s Park.
Megan Howe was presented with the trainee of the year award, sponsored by Alder Media.
John Pienaar, whose journalism career spans three decades, will lead the ceremony on Friday, 22 March.
News UK has been revealed as the lead sponsor for the NCTJ’s Awards for Excellence 2023 as ten more journalists are added to the shortlist.
The 2023 Awards for Excellence shortlist has been revealed today after the NCTJ was inundated with a record-breaking number of entries.