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Trainees and students invited to enter annual NCTJ awards

NCTJ-logo-final-RGB-e1357555115357Students and trainee reporters are being invited to enter this year’s NCTJ Awards for Excellence.

The awards recognise and reward the best journalism students completing NCTJ courses and journalists with less than two years’ experience in the industry.

Submissions are now being welcomed for news journalism, sports journalism, top scoop/exclusive, features of the year and multimedia story/campaign of the year categories.

There is a student project of the year category for NCTJ-accredited course providers to submit a student project which has been produced between 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017.

Nominations are also welcome for the NCTJ chairman’s award, which recognises an individual’s outstanding contribution to high standards of journalism training.

Prizes will be handed out at the annual Journalism Skills Conference which takes place in November.

Joanne Butcher, NCTJ chief executive, said: “Our awards continue to highlight the outstanding new journalism talent coming into all sectors of the media and working in a wide range of journalism roles.”

“The awards continue to be free to enter and everyone on the shortlist is welcome to attend the awards ceremony as guests of the NCTJ and our supporters.”

Students and trainees can enter via the student login section of the NCTJ website and all submissions are free of charge.

Work entered must have been produced during the period 1 September 2016 and 31 August 2017.