Working class representation in UK journalism hits record low, report says
Some 80% of journalists come from professional and upper class backgrounds according to a new report from the NCTJ, as…
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Survey finds growing UK journalism workforce of nearly 100,000 still lacks ethnic diversity
The number of working journalists in the UK has gradually increased over the last three years to nearly 100,000, according…
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Trainee schemes postponed as pandemic disrupts routes into journalism
The Covid-19 crisis has taken its toll on newspaper circulations and revenues, but it has also disrupted routes into journalism…
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Learn how to become a journalist with free online masterclasses from the NCTJ
Want to become a journalist? The National Council for the Training of Journalists has launched free online masterclasses offering an…
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Managers praise Facebook-funded community reporters’ contribution to newsrooms
Nine in ten community news reporters hired by local newspapers and funded by Facebook in the past year feel they…
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NCTJ calls for more news publishers to pay into diversity scheme in push for £500,000 annual funding
The UK’s main journalism training body wants to boost funding for its diversity scheme by two-thirds to £500,000, warning it…
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Pass rates rise after NCTJ makes ‘radical changes’ to senior journalism exams
Pass rates for the revised senior journalism exams have risen after the National Council for the Training of Journalists made…
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Sky News’ Alex Crawford: ‘Journalists must call out lies’
Sky News special correspondent Alex Crawford has said journalists who fail to call out lies told by elected public officials…
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