New academic year, new look for our online publications
News Associates’ in-house websites South West Londoner and Mancunian Matters have a fresh new look.
NCTJ diploma upgraded to Level 5 qualification
As we enter a new digital age of journalism, the NCTJ diploma has been updated to a Level 5 qualification to reflect the complex multimedia skills delivered on their accredited courses.
Free yoga classes offered to all School of Journalism trainees
After working hard each week to master their essential journalism skills, our trainees will now get the chance to attend free remote yoga sessions on Sunday mornings.
100% of final year School of Journalism undergrads pass 100wpm shorthand
100% of final year undergraduate trainees at The School of Journalism have passed their 100wpm shorthand exam.
What is Clearing Plus?
What is Clearing Plus and how will Clearing work in 2020? Your questions answered below!
Must-read books about journalism if you want to become a journalist
If you are considering becoming a journalist, or indeed, if you are in the early stages of your journalism career, then I recommend reading the following titles. Believe me, they make a nice change from pouring over McNae’s and Cartwright, writes postgraduate trainee Gemma Corby.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! School of Journalism staff and trainees make most of online learning
Our newsrooms may have fallen uncharacteristically silent but The School of Journalism trainees certainly haven’t – but would you expect anything else?
Beaches, Brits and broadcast: How I spent my journalism bursary filming a boxing documentary in Bermuda
We offer each of our trainees up to £1,000 every summer of their degree to spend on journalism work experience or a journalism project. It’s part of what makes us the UK’s most practical journalism degree. Here, trainee Luke Madeira tells us how he used his bursary to film a boxing documentary in Bermuda.
Getting your work published: The excitement never fades
The buzz of the byline – it never goes away! Writes our head of journalism Andrew Greaves.
Top tips for interviewing people
The art of successful interviewing is often overlooked in newsrooms, writes our deputy managing editor Graham Dudman.