Journalists urged to use new edition of McNae’s to challenge court decisions on reporting restrictions
Journalists, lawyers and educators came together to celebrate the launch of the 27th edition of McNae's Essential Law for Journalists.
News & blog
Find out the latest news from the NCTJ, our accredited courses and the wider journalism industry.
Featured
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.
Mike Dodd to co-author new edition of McNae
The Press Association’s legal advisor and editor of Media Lawyer has been approved by Oxford University Press as the NCTJ’s new co-author of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists.
NCTJ Awards for Excellence shortlist announced
The shortlist for the NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2010 has been announced and is available to view on the website.
New marketing and communications expert joins the NCTJ
The National Council for the Training of Journalists has appointed Emma Hart as its new marketing and communications manager.
Recognition for top performing students in media law exams
Winners of the NCTJ’s media law prizes for the most outstanding exam papers in the 2008/09 academic year were announced at the media law exam board meeting on Friday, 1 October.
Stellar speakers at the NCTJ’s Journalism Skills Conference in Cardiff
This year’s annual NCTJ Journalism Skills Conference in Cardiff on 2-3 December is boasting a glittering line-up of top journalists from a full range of British media.
NCTJ course “has served me well in broadcasting” says ITV News at Ten presenter
Mark Austin, co-presenter of ITV’s News at Ten, has won numerous awards for his reporting of major foreign events spanning the last three decades.
2009/10 shorthand exam figures released
Shorthand exam sittings remained steady for the 2009/10 academic year. There were 4468 sittings at speeds of 60-120wpm in 2009/10 compared to 4424 the previous year.
ITV Anglia news chief to lead work on NCTJ broadcast qualifications
The National Council for the Training of Journalists has appointed Catherine Houlihan, head of news at ITV Anglia, as its first chairman and chief examiner for broadcast journalism.
“Journalism Diversity Fund helped kick-start enjoyable career to be proud of” says senior reporter
Past bursary recipients Chinwe Akomah and Sam Smith yesterday paid tribute to the work of the Journalism Diversity Fund at an annual reception to celebrate its success.
