Freelancing for Journalists
Training and qualifications
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In this episode we speak to two freelance journalists, one who has no formal journalism training and the other who studied on an NCTJ accredited degree.
Anna Turns, a freelance environmental journalist, talks to us about her self-taught route into journalism and how each turn of her career informed her storytelling. Chandni Sembhi, a freelance digital journalist, who runs So you want to be a journalist? Instagram account, discusses how her university course gave her confidence to start out in journalism.
The Guests
Chandni Sembhi
Instagram: @soyouwanttobeajournalist
Twitter: @chandnisembhi
Anna Turns
Twitter: @AnnaTurns
Website: https://www.environmentaljournalist.co.uk/
Resources
Mark Grist podcast http://www.markgrist.com/markcantrap
Lily Canter research examining the value of accredited journalism courses:
https://journalism-education.org/2015/08/chasing-the-accreditation-dream/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ulXwfU58Hk
National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) accredited courses
https://www.nctj.com/journalism-qualifications/diploma-in-journalism/Accreditedcourses/course-search
NCTJ qualifications (incl. diploma and national qualification in journalism)
https://www.nctj.com/journalism-qualifications/diploma-in-journalism
Masters in print journalism
https://www.findamasters.com/masters-degrees/united-kingdom/print-media/?70MhoIM400
The Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BTJC) accredited courses
Professional Publishers Association (PPA) https://www.ppa.co.uk/
News associates course https://newsassociates.co.uk/
Freelancing for Journalists training course
National Union of Journalists (NUJ) training courses
https://www.nuj.org.uk/learn/nuj-training.html
Guild of food writers http://www.gfw.co.uk/
Women in Journalism training
https://womeninjournalism.co.uk/events/upcoming-events/
International Women’s Day Webinar with Terri White and Jane Garvey
https://ajeuk.org/aje-celebrates-international-womens-day-2021/
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