Shortlist announced ahead of NCTJ Awards for Excellence in Brighton
The NCTJ Awards for Excellence will take place at the Brighton Dome on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.
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NCTJ returns to Financial Times for Student Council 2026
Student representatives from NCTJ-accredited courses across the UK will come together for the NCTJ’s Student Council 2026. Representatives, elected by their peers, will gather at the Financial Times in London for the all-day event. They will have the opportunity to…
First sitting of brand new NCTJ qualification
The first sitting of a brand new qualification, the NCE for Sports Reporters, takes place on Friday.
NCTJ-trained journalists launch magazine in retro style
Four entrepreneurial journalists who met on an NCTJ-accredited course have launched their very own style magazine.
Accuracy, shorthand, media law and great content ideas are skills we want say editors
Accuracy, shorthand, media law knowledge and ideas for great content will get you journalism jobs, a panel of editors told student journalists at the NCTJ Student Council.
Journalism students express their views at Student Council meeting
Fees, feedback and more practical exam questions were among the topics raised at a lively NCTJ Student Council.
Record NCTJ Student Council attendance anticipated
Student journalists will tomorrow participate in the NCTJ Student Council, an event which places students at the heart of NCTJ decision-making.
McNae author joins libel reform working party
David Banks, co-author of the latest edition of McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists is sitting on a Ministry of Justice working group looking at reforming libel law.
Students speak with NCTJ head of communications
The life-changing benefits of studying an NCTJ-accredited course were clearly outlined to sixth form and undergraduate students at a university careers event.
Further education forum welcomes broadening of NCTJ remit
Plans to broaden the NCTJ’s remit were well-received by heads of journalism and course leaders from further education colleges a recent training forum.
NCTJ-trained journalist to lead the BBC College of Journalism
Jonathan Baker, the new head of the BBC College of Journalism, started his journalism career at the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo and gained a distinction in his final NCTJ exams.
