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TV news chief to lead NCTJ group

A TV news editor who began her career in the regional press has been appointed to lead a new NCTJ broadcast journalism working group which has been set up.

The National Council for the Training of Journalists has chosen Catherine Houlihan, left, the head of news at ITV Anglia, as its first chairman and chief examiner for the group.

She will chair the new working group of broadcast journalism employers, educators and trainers, which will meet for the first time next month.

Catherine started her career in journalism as a reporter at the Derby Evening Telegraph and she also worked for the Oxford Mail before moving to work in television.

She said: “The NCTJ gave me the solid grounding in journalism and set the high standards which have helped me throughout my career, so I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to give something back.

“Young people entering the industry now expect a broad training across all platforms.

“Our intention is to ensure that the journalists of tomorrow are equipped with industry-standard knowledge of all aspects of broadcasting as well as the solid values and standards of traditional journalism at its finest.”

The new group will give advice on the production of a programme of study to be written by the NCTJ’s broadcast consultant Phil Harding.

It will also advise on the syllabus and assessments for the broadcast journalism option in the new NCTJ Diploma in Journalism.