NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2025 open for entries
The NCTJ Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Reuters, are now open for entries.
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Government responds to NCTJ’s Save Quality Journalism Education campaign
The Department for Education has responded to the NCTJ following the launch of the Save Quality Journalism Education campaign, which calls for the reversal of planned cuts to high-cost subject funding for journalism courses in higher education. In a letter…
NCTJ announces Data Journalism Seminar
The National Council for the Training of Journalists is to run a topical one-day seminar focusing on integrating data journalism skills into training, sponsored by Bloomberg.
Journalism has had a lot of bad press recently but I still want to be a journalist
As a child growing up in the nineties I was always told of the importance of school grades and family. That’s why I wanted to become a reporter: magazines and newspapers were my entertainment and escapism.
21st edition of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists available to pre-order
The 21st edition of McNae's Essential Law for Journalists is now available to pre-order from the NCTJ online shop.
NCTJ Student Council
Olivia Heath, student journalist at Brunel University and a bursary recipient of the Journalism Diversity Fund, reports on the NCTJ Student Council meeting at MediaCityUK.
Write and tell stories that represent the world you live in
Let me begin by writing that the best stories come from journalists who are invested in the subject matter.
NCTJ photography tutor gives evidence at Leveson Inquiry
An NCTJ press photography tutor gave evidence at The Leveson Inquiry into press ethics this week.
Celebrations for top sports journalism students
The three top NCTJ sports journalism students have been awarded prizes from The Football League for their outstanding exam performance.
Crime reporter wins award for NCE
A talented NCTJ-trained journalist from the Shields Gazette has been presented with a prestigious journalism award at the North East Press Awards in Sunderland.
Fourth group of JDF bursaries awarded
The Journalism Diversity Fund is continuing to offer much needed help to socially and ethnically diverse students committed to a career in journalism.
