Young journalism hopefuls from across the North East are being given a unique opportunity to edit a top daily newspaper for the day.

The prize is up for grabs as part of the School Newspaper Awards 2003, currently being run by the Newcastle Journal and sponsored by Northern Electric.

The winner of the Young Journalist of the Year category will be given the chance to participate in the production and running of the newspaper and see all departments in action.

They will also shadow editor Ged Henderson for part of the day, going into conference and helping to plan the paper.

And there will also be the opportunity to go out with a reporter and a photographer before seeing pages being planned out on the subs desk.