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The National Council for the Training of Journalists shows us where its candidates came from…
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The National Council for the Training of Journalists shows us where its candidates came from…
LOGBOOKS – 132 candidates; – 129 passed – 98 per cent There were 128 logbooks submitted for the first time and 125 of them (98 per cent) were passed. Four more were re-submitted after failing in September 2007: all were
NEWSPAPER PRACTICE – 147 candidates; – 97 passed – 66 per cent Candidates performed generally very well on this paper, though marks were not as high as they were last year. The issues in the law questions were fairly basic
NEWS REPORT – 165 candidates; – 99 passed – 60 per cent News report featured one of the most topical national issues at the present time – teenage binge-drinking. Candidates were told that the Government had just revealed national statistics
Click through to find out what the examiners thought of this season’s candidates
NEWS INTERVIEW – 159 candidates; – 115 passed – 72 per cent The March 2008 NCE news interview continued the web-first policy introduced last year and asked candidates to write an online story that would appear within two hours of
Check out the full list of successful candidates
See who qualified – and read what the examiners thought of the test
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