Future News worldwide is a new youth journalism programme run by the British Council in partnership with Reuters, CNN, Facebook and Google News Lab. The organisers are looking for 20 of the most talented students from across the UK to attend an exclusive conference in the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on 6 and 7 July 2017.

Winners will join reporters from around the world for an intensive journalism training programme, talks and coaching from top editors, broadcasters and writers. The programme is open to undergraduate students aged 18-25. Applications are open at www.britishcouncil.org/future-news-worldwide and close on 28 February. Note that this is a fully funded opportunity. All costs including travel to and from Edinburgh, accommodation and board, will be covered by the British Council. 

If you have any questions about the programme please contact: Sarah Gorman, Programme Manager,Futre News Worldwide. Tel: 0131 524 5716 (Office) 07785 275973 (Mobile) or sarah.gorman@britishcouncil.org

Tune in on Tuesdays at 1pm on CSR radio to listen to our 2nd year students Phil Wellbrook, Ismail Khwaja, Tommaso Fiore and Ethan Van Ristell talking all things After succesfully running their podcast BiteSizeSport, they were incorporated into CRS's weekly programming! 

You can listen ONLINE HERE or follow them on TWITTER for more updates. 

In collaboration with these fine journalists from @CfJKent - CSRfm is proud to present @BiteSizeSport today from 1pm https://t.co/wKJWh08aXF pic.twitter.com/PAJnGbh5rp

— CSRfm (@CSRfm) February 7, 2017

The Wiltshire Times and the Wiltshire Gazette and Herald are looking for junior reporters to work in Trowbridge.  NCTJ prelim exams and full, clean driving licence as well as self-motivation, keeness to progress and a passion for local stories required.  If interested send a CV with covering letter together with examples of work to Charlotte Cross, PA to the Editor, Wiltshire Times, 100 Victoria Road, Swindon SN1 3BE or charlotte.cross@newsquest.co.uk. 

We have been contacted by a journalism student at the EFJ School in Bordeaux. She and her fellow students would like to contact some UK journalism students to interview via  Facebook, Skype or Facetime in order to get their views on the French presidential election.  If you are interested contact Lara Bru lara.bru@hotmail.fr.  

This job comes from our own CFJ Grad Clarissa Place, a reporter at the Sidmouth Herald. 

Regrettably Year 1 Conference tomorrow has been cancelled due to an NCTJ exam taking place in the UG newsroom at 09.30.

We have received a request from a year 3 Sports student for a few of the Centre's students to take part in an event taking place on 2 April.  The brief is to interview members of the public about the event in question.  We have no more information than this but if you want to know more contact Michelle Winstone who is organising the event, mw493@kent.ac.uk

I'm delighted to be able to confirm that Associated Newspapers have agreed to award two Daily Mail Scholarships in the Centre this year: a postgradate scholarship and an undergraduate scholarship for final year students. Each scholarship is worth £5,000 and the chance to do work experience at the Daily Mail.

Contestants should submit an original news story of not fewer than 550 words and not more than 1000 words suitable for publication in the print edition of the Daily Mail. All submissions to be handed to Anastasia by noon on Monday 8th May 2017. Each submission should be accompanied by a cover sheet giving your name, the degree for which you are studying and a telephone number at which you can be reached.

These are the classes that David and I are running, for those who think they want to take the optional NCTJ Broadcast module. I'll talk more about it in coming classes for the Year 2 and MA students.

Richard

18 JAN    REGULATION BRIEFING UG NEWSROOM 1315 to 1400
15 FEB    NCTJ REGULATION Workshop Phil Harding main UG newsroom 1400 to 1700
24 FEB    MOCK REGULATION EXAM 24 February 1300 – 1400 in G4-04
10 MAR    FEEDBACK FOR MOCK REGULATION EXAM Main UG newsroom 1500 TO 1600

Year 2s - voice training will start next Monday - the 23rd. (Sorry for the confusion about this morning.) I will put a rota on the UG newsroom door on Wednesday - please make a note of your scheduled date and time slot.

International MAs - a few of you are still to have your voice traning. This will be on Friday afternoons at 3.15pm - a rota is going on your newsroom door on Wednesday.