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By Laurie Tucker, head of journalism training, Sky Sports News

Sports fans generally root for the underdog, unless their team, a personal favourite or a bet is involved. Think of Coco Gauff at Wimbledon, Ireland’s Test cricketers humbling England for two days at Lord’s, Shane Lowry storming The Open. Given their opportunities, they all rocked the established, changed thinking and enriched an industry. The Journalism Diversity Fund, by backing the unheralded and those who don’t conform to pre-conceptions, has done pretty much the same.

The NCTJ Photography Exhibition will officially open one month from today on 10 June 2011 at The Guardian in London.

Due to adverse weather conditions, a small number of exam centres have been unable to open today affecting the opportunity for some candidates to sit the National Qualification in Journalism examinations.

Many journalists freelance at some point in their careers, and there are many appealing aspects – home working, writing about topics which interest you - but there are challenges to going it alone too.

Journalism course leaders and senior lecturers from across the UK joined the NCTJ today to learn about and discuss a new qualification in international journalism, which the NCTJ is developing.

Nowadays, journalism is not fragmented into different areas, such as print, broadcast, online or magazines, as it once was. Journalists are expected to be multiskilled and multimedia. Here, we explore some of the types of journalism and roles that exist.

The Vacancy We are looking for a new reporter to join our Winchester newsroom. Reporting for the Hampshire Chronicle, you will primarily be covering the city of Winchester, its surrounding villages and the town of Romsey for its sister title the Romsey Advertiser. The role requires someone willing to get out and about as much […]

"Don't be afraid to be keen as journalism is an industry that is truly what you make of it."

Tight outlines and an imaginative use of the Teeline alphabet won two students copies of an NCTJ textbook.

Masterclass - This session is a masterclass on some of the key areas of investigative journalism including sources, interpreting data, Freedom of Information requests and the basics of planning and producing an investigation.