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Journalists, lawyers and educators came together to celebrate the launch of the 27th edition of McNae's Essential Law for Journalists.
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.
"Bother, blast, blimey. I wasn't going to mention the B word but, to be honest, there is no getting away from it. Bugger."
Joanne Butcher, chief executive of the NCTJ, opened the second day of the 2018 Journalism Skills Conference at Harlow College by introducing a panel that discussed how journalists sourced and covered some of 2018’s biggest stories.
NCTJ chairman Kim Fletcher welcomed delegates to the 2018 Journalism Skills Conference on Thursday, 29 November, which took place at Harlow College in Essex – the oldest NCTJ centre.
Jonathan Baker, founding professor of journalism at the University of Essex, has been honoured for his outstanding contribution to journalism training and education with the 2019 NCTJ chairman’s award.
The best performing NCTJ-accredited centres have been presented with awards at the 2018 NCTJ Awards for Excellence gala dinner and ceremony.
The three top-performing journalists who are embarking on promising careers in the industry have been rewarded for their impressive exam results.
Twelve aspiring journalists have been shortlisted in the fourth and final round of the 2018 Journalism Diversity Fund, which could help pay for the cost of their NCTJ-accredited journalism training.
Twelve aspiring journalists have been shortlisted in the fourth and final round of the 2018 Journalism Diversity Fund, which could help pay for the cost of their NCTJ-accredited journalism training.
The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) and regional news publishers will work together to recruit, train and qualify around 80 additional community journalists.