Promoting Trust in Journalists
Sue is pictured receiving her award from the chairman of the NCTJ in 2015.
Training providers from across the UK are being invited to a special anniversary Journalism Skills Conference later this year as part of the 70th anniversary celebrations of the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)
The Council, which is running a nationwide campaign to inspire trust in trained journalists, will also be unveiling a new and improved website in the autumn, alongside an innovative centre management system which it says “will streamline processes for the NCTJ and training providers alike”.
And it is also currently calling for alumni past and present to dig out their NCTJ certificates and share them on social media using the hashtag #myNCTJ.
NCTJ chief executive Joanne Butcher said: “The NCTJ is recognised as one of the most important journalism-related organisations in the UK, synonymous with quality, trust and diversity, values we as a society need to protect and promote more than ever before. The last decade has been a time of extraordinary change when the NCTJ has broadened its knowledge base, moving far beyond its traditional skillset of press journalists to incorporate multimedia, digital and data-driven journalism.
“We now enjoy the support of an enormous range of stakeholders and a more secure and diversified funding base from which to deliver our charitable mission and objectives.
“In the next exciting decade ahead, we will continue our vital work to ensure journalists from all walks of life are well-trained, industry-qualified and trusted,” she added.
Former Midlands journalist Sue Green, who in 2015 won the NCTJ Chairman’s Award for her outstanding contribution to journalism training and education, said: “It has been a privilege and a pleasure to have worked with the NCTJ as it celebrates 70 years of professional excellence in education and training.
“I have taught journalists from all walks of life and at all stages in their career for more than 20 years at the City of Wolverhampton College, the NCTJ's top performing FE college in the country. The past few years have been exciting and challenging times in meeting the demands of such a fast-changing media industry.
“But the goal for trainees to achieve the highest gold standard in journalism qualifications and apprenticeships, winning public confidence and trust in quality journalism, has remained unchanged.” Said Sue, who trained hundreds of young journalists.
Sue, who is also a former NCTJ examiner, previously worked on the Cannock Advertiser, Sunday Mercury, Coventry Telegraph and the Birmingham Post & Mail.
