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10 Mar 2023

Behind the scenes with travel and entertainment freelance journalist Karen Edwards

Travel, lifestyle and entertainment freelance journalist Karen Edwards shared her advice and experiences with News Associates.

A graphic of Kat Pirnack, Tasnim Chowdhury and Kit Shepard for our postgraduate pathways into journalism article.

28 Feb 2023

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My pathway into journalism… getting your NCTJ Diploma as a postgraduate

We spoke to three early-career journalists who didn’t study journalism at university but decided to study journalism postgraduate.

Times Newspapers chairman John Witherow sitting at a desk wearing a light blue shirt, smiling for the camera while holding a pen writing on paperwork. John Witherow is in a nice and bright glass office, behind him you can see a lamp and two pictures hung on the wall. We're using the image to illustrate he is the keynote speaker at our journalism conference JournoFest in 2023.

24 Feb 2023

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Times Newspapers chairman keynote speaker for News Associates journalism conference JournoFest

Times Newspapers chairman John Witherow is the keynote speaker for our seventh annual journalism conference JournoFest.

A screen grab of several TikTok accounts off our list of the best journalism TikTok accounts to follow.

24 Feb 2023

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The best journalism TikTok accounts to follow

So you’ve made it to journalism TikTok, what now? The app is no longer associated with dancing videos, but is saturated with the latest news.

A picture of NCTJ Student of the Year nominees Anna Wise, Blanca Schofield and Jack Walton.

3 Feb 2023

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Three high-flying News Associates graduates in NCTJ Student of the Year shortlist

Three terrific News Associates graduates make up 60% of the NCTJ Student of the Year shortlist. The shortlist consists of the five students who achieved the highest grades across the board in their NCTJ exams in the 2021/22 academic year.

A picture of the two winners of the BCOMS bursary scheme winners. On the left, Sirayah and on the right, Joseph. The photo is in black and white.

19 Jan 2023

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Two more aspiring sports journalists to train at News Associates thanks to Chelsea Foundation and BCOMS

Following the success of the inaugural cohort, two more ambitious young sports journalists will train for their NCTJ at News Associates with a bursary from the Chelsea Foundation and support from BCOMS.

Carolina collecting her NCTJ Award for Excellence for trainee podcast. Carolina is holding her framed A4 certificate standing between Mark Hudson and Nick Powell who presented the award. All three are dress smarty and smiling.

19 Dec 2022

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News Associates make up 15% of NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2022 shortlist

Eight fantastic News Associates trainees and graduates are nominated in the NCTJ Awards for Excellence 2022 – with our shortlisting for Innovation of the Year taking the count to nine.