Winners of the Press Gazette Regional Press Awards have received their prizes from former Coventry Evening Telegraph journalist Dermot Murnaghan – who now presents ITV’s nightly news. The top prize of Newspaper of the Year, sponsored by National Savings, was
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Transco Tom Cordner North East Press Awards
Myson Prize for North East Women’s Writer of the YearNoreen Coltman, Evening Chronicle, Newcastle CITATIONStrong writing focused on people with fascinating stories to tell won this award. Secret weddings, whirlwind romances, living with the constant threat of sudden death, coping
Northern Echo named North East Newspaper of the Year
The Northern Echo was named Newspaper of the Year in the Transco Tom Cordner North East Press Awards. The Darlington-based paper carried off a clutch of other awards in a ceremony attended by more than 340 people at Newcastle Civic
Regional papers team up with Sky to find future journalism talent
Budding reporters could see their work published in their local paper
Editors debate changes to journalism training
Views sought as NCTJ aims for more practical training to ensure trainees can hit the ground running
Successful NCE candidates – Autumn 2004
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,
NCE success for 55 per cent of candidates
A 55 per cent pass rate in the Spring 2003 National Certificate Examination means that 156 candidates have qualified as journalists. A total of 286 candidtates sat the NCE in April at 16 centres across the UK. The candidates who
NCE success for 44 per cent of candidates
A 44 per cent pass rate in the National Certificate Examination means that 116 candidates have qualified as journalists. A total of 263 candidates sat the National Certificate Examination in October at 15 centres across the UK. The candidates who
51 per cent pass rate for NCE
A 51 per cent pass rate in the National Certificate Examination means that 136 candidates have qualified as journalists. A total of 265 candidates sat the National Certificate Examination in April at 16 centres across the UK, as well as
College nets four out of five NCE awards
Success by trainee journalists from Darlington College in a recent round of industry exams has brought four of the top five awards to the north-east. The students scored well in the October 2001 results of the National Council for Training
Trainees' hard work rewarded
Trainee journalists from a wide range of weekly and evening newspapers have had their hard work rewarded with awards from the National Council for the Training of Journalism. A presentation event was set up by the NCTJ’s North East Regional
Newsquest targets North East with new weekly paper
Paid-for broadsheet to offer unique content as part of group’s North East stable
Probe to put local press coverage of young people under microscope
“Perception young people have is that most coverage about them is negative”
Regional press news in brief
Plus: Post’s links with art and business rewarded, and more regional press news in brief
Jury out on e-papers as readers are slow to bite
On-screen print replicas of regional newspapers are being used to offer greater choice
Echo e-paper goes live
North East title is first to launch a new service which will roll-out across Johnston Press dailies