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There was the usual share of errors, bloopers and howlers in the Autumn National Certificate papers. For instance, when it came to suggesting ideas for their newspapers to do “something special” to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the end of
LOGBOOKS– 157 candidates; 145 passed – (92 per cent) This was the second time logbooks had been assessed as an integral part of the NCE and the high pass rate suggests that most candidates and trainers have taken note of
The following candidates, listed under the centre at which they sat the examination, have now gained the National Certificate. Click here to see the successful photographers. BOURNEMOUTH Kieran Fox Southern Daily Echo Angela Gallen Dorset Echo Lynn Jackson Daily Echo,
Journalism students at the University of Central Lancashire are being given the chance to get their work published in the regional press, with the launch of their own weekly page in the Lancashire Evening Post. The university’s Department of Journalism
The Hull Daily Mail has begun its search for the latest round of recruits for a pioneering scholarship scheme which aims to give budding journalists a foot in the industry door. The newspaper is offering wannabe reporters the chance to
The Birmingham Evening Mail is offering a budding young journalism hopeful the chance to travel to Uganda and report on their experiences there. The Trinity Mirror-owned newspaper has teamed up with charity Plan UK, which helps deprived children in places
Student journalists who have been a thorn in the side of the police, the fire service and the local authorities in Cumbria have been thanked for their probing questions. Twenty second-year undergraduates on the BA (Hons) Journalism course at Cumbria
A former competitive gymnast who is hoping to carve out a career as a newspaper reporter has scooped a top writing award. Katie Phillips, who is set to begin studying for her NCTJ newspaper exams on a noSWeat course in
Three long-serving directors of the National Council for the Training of Journalists have retired from their roles. They stood down at the organisation’s annual general meeting, and were thanked by the chairman, Kim Fletcher, for setting it in “very firm
Page 2 of 2 Neil Webber, editorial training manager for the Kent Messenger Group, is not convinced that the open book move is a good idea, but said that the vast majority of the group’s trainees studied NVQs rather than
For the second year running a successful graduate from the Postgraduate Diploma in Newspaper Journalism course at the University of Central Lancashire has been accepted as a trainee sub-editor on a scheme run jointly by the Press Association and the
Journalism graduate Laura Preece feels at home in her first job – she went straight from her degree course at the University of Lincoln to a job as a university press officer in London. Laura, (21), gained some valuable work
Journalism hopefuls are being given the chance to get hints and tips on how to break into the media industry at an open day which will be held in London later this month. The London Media Careers Information Day will
Former Newcastle Evening Chronicle editor Alison Hastings has been passing on her experience to the journalists of the future. Alison, who left the Chronicle in 2002 after six years, gave students from the University of Central Lancashire’s Department of Journalism
The Lincoln School of Journalism was today due to be officially opened by award-winning journalist John Pilger. The legendary foreign correspondent will lend his support to the launch of the school, a development of the Department of Journalism which was
A new Bachelor of Arts Journalism degree is being launched at Bell College in Hamilton in September. The degree, which is run by the college’s School of Social Studies, will eventually replace the two-year HND Journalism course and will help