Using examples in NCTJ law exams
People doing NCTJ journalism diploma courses learn to love the Essential Law exam! It really is a tough one to pass. Using examples can help to increase your marks. But they can sometimes be hard to...
View ArticleDo scruffy reporters need a dressing down?
Here’s a post for people doing our newspaper journalism courses! A friend of mine was telling me how his son won an award and went to the library for a presentation. It was covered by the local...
View ArticleWe haven’t seen the back of CLED just yet
Students on our sports journalism courses have to be clued up on the latest laws of libel. Sports journalism is usually awash with defamatory statements. And in fact people on our music journalism...
View ArticleKey points about the Defamation Act 2013
We are still waiting for the first libel actions under the new Defamation Act 2013. Until then, many aspects remain unclear. If you fancy discovering chapter and verse, the government’s explanatory...
View ArticleHow to fine-tune your article pitches
Freelance journalists find they have to be more focused than ever when pitching their articles for publication. It’s important that you research your target readership and study the contributors’...
View ArticleSome tips for those NCTJ diploma exams
Students doing our NCTJ journalism courses know only too well that the Essential PA exam is coming up next week. We even have students on our blogging course and education writing course sitting it...
View ArticleTips for law and PA exams
A student on our online PR course asked me about the NCTJ exams the other day. ‘Do they take a lot of preparation?’ she said. I was tempted to refer her to one of the students on our NCTJ diploma...
View ArticleRestrictions are certainly a trial
Journalists are often confused about how to report a preliminary hearing at a magistrates’ court. It is one of the most complex areas of media law. And, the downfall of many trainees in their NCTJ law...
View ArticleJournalists should not take their jobs for granted
A lot of careers have been replaced by technology over the last 20 years. First it was the dockers. Then the car assembly workers. Then the printers. They all fought hard to save their jobs. But they...
View ArticleJust to get you in the Christmas mood …
I took a break from tutoring students on our NCTJ journalism courses and went to a carol service last Christmas. I was merrily singing along to Good King Wenceslas when something struck me. What on...
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