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March 23, 2016

NCTJ and Sky Sports video urges more women to pursue careers in sports journalism

By Dominic Ponsford

The National Council for the Training of Journalists and Sky Sports News have produced a video encouraging more women to pursue a career in sports journalism.

The film features contributions from successful sports journalists working for Sky Sports News, BBC Radio 4, the Daily Mail and the Irish Post.

Sky Sports News presetner Jo Wilson (pictured) says on the video: "I think maybe ten, 20 years ago there was much more of a gender imbalance. I think that has changed dramatically so I’ve come into this environment where you don’t feel like you’re a minority.

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