Free yoga classes offered to all News Associates 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.
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NCTJ diploma upgraded to Level 5 qualification
As we enter a new digital age of journalism, the NCTJ qualification level has been updated to reflect the complex multimedia skills delivered on their accredited courses.
100% of final year News Associates undergraduate trainees pass 100wpm shorthand
100% of final year journalism trainees on our first-ever undergraduate degree programme have passed their 100wpm shorthand exam.
Blind News Associates trainee passes 100wpm Braille shorthand
An inspirational blind NCTJ trainee journalist has passed her 100 words-per-minute Braille shorthand exam at News Associates.
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 News Associates Manchester part-time trainee Gemma Corby.
Where are they now? A News Associates graduate turned Stephen Lawrence trainee reporter tells his story
Now that I’m loving life as a trainee reporter for the Daily Mail, it’s worth looking back on all the lessons I learned at News Associates, writes Kumail Jaffer.
Looking after your mental health during the COVID-19 crisis
We are living in very strange times thanks to COVID-19, that much is undeniable, so News Associates NCTJ trainee and South West Londoner journalist Jack Graham has done some research on the best ways to manage your mental health during this time.
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom! News Associates staff and trainees make most of online learning
Our newsrooms may have fallen uncharacteristically silent but News Associates trainees certainly haven’t – but would you expect anything else?
News Associates presents JournoFest 2020: News Associates graduates – where are they now?
Taking the first steps of your journalism career can be daunting, but a panel of News Associates graduates shared some tips, writes News Associates part-time trainee George Ramsey.
News Associates presents JournoFest 2020: In conversation with The Times deputy home editor Lindsay McIntosh
For a conference room full of trainee journalists, learning how to write news copy, who better to hear from than the deputy home news editor of The Times? Writes News Associates part-time trainee Emma Lindsay.