One in three freelance journalists in the UK are on state benefits
Freelance journalists typically earn around £20,000 a year from journalism, according to a survey by the NCTJ. And around one…
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40 journalists make the grade as senior reporters as number taking NQJ exam falls
Some 40 candidates out of 59 sitting the National Qualification in Journalism made the grade as senior reporters and achieved…
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News Associates named best journalism course as young reporters honoured at NCTJ excellence awards
News Associates has been named the UK’s top NCTJ journalism course and best fast-track course for the second year running.…
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NCTJ students sit new compulsory ethics exam: Can you answer questions from mock test?
Students at the City of Liverpool College and News Associates London were the first to sit a new mandatory test…
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NCTJ chairman: ‘We are not going to drop shorthand, we are going to give people a choice’
The chairman of the National Council for the Training of Journalists has defended plans to make shorthand optional for students…
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The National Council for the Training of Journalists plans to make shorthand optional for some of the students on its…
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Diversity apprenticeship scheme offers four school-leavers journalism jobs at Standard and Independent
A new apprenticeship scheme launched by the Independent and Evening Standard newspapers has been praised for encouraging diversity. The initiative…
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Press Association’s Newcastle training centre to close as Trinity Mirror ends lease
Press Association is to close its award-winning journalism training centre in Newcastle after publisher Trinity Mirror ended its lease. The…
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