NCTJ invites journalists to submit career reflections to celebrate 75th anniversary
Current and former NCTJ-qualified journalists have been invited to submit their experiences for the NCTJ's '75 years of change. One standard.' campaign.
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NCTJ secures expert industry judges for 2026 Awards for Excellence
Expert industry judges have been secured for the NCTJ's 2026 Awards for Excellence, the deadline for which is 11.59pm on 12 November.
My Community News Project experience: Gurjeet Nanrah
"Being a community reporter has been more than an ideal role to begin life as a journalist. It’s helped me identify the types of stories I enjoy reporting on and led to my new job as a life writer across Lincolnshire Live, Derbyshire Live, and Nottinghamshire Live."
My Community News Project experience: Alison Bagley
"It's such a huge opportunity. We need people from all walks of life to represent communities. Whatever your age or background this is such a good way of accessing journalism training."
Society of Editors pledges support for NCTJ’s Journalism Diversity Fund
The Society of Editors is today announced as the latest sponsor of the NCTJ’s Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF).
NCTJ celebrates 70 years of excellence in journalism training
The National Council for the Training of Journalists is this year celebrating its 70th anniversary.
The Aziz Foundation joins growing number of Journalism Diversity Fund sponsors
The Aziz Foundation is today announced as the newest sponsor of the NCTJ’s Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF).
The future of journalism: new skills, old values – Jonathan Baker
Essential Journalism, a new NCTJ guide for trainee journalists, will be published on 30 June. In this blog, author Jonathan Baker examines the importance of traditional journalistic values in the digital world. We expect a lot more of today’s…
BMJ becomes the latest sponsor of the Journalism Diversity Fund
BMJ is today announced as an official partner of the NCTJ’s Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF).
JDF mentoring – our experience
In addition to financial support, all Journalism Diversity Fund recipients are paired with a working journalist to mentor them for the duration of their studies. Launched in 2018, the mentoring scheme aims to help students realise their true potential and…
JDF mentoring – our experience
In addition to financial support, all Journalism Diversity Fund recipients are paired with a working journalist to mentor them for the duration of their studies. Launched in 2018, the mentoring scheme aims to help students realise their true potential and…
