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New trustees announced

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October Fellows’ News

Updates from the network in our October newsletter.

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September Fellow’s News

Updates from the network from our September newsletter.

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Nabihah Parker 2021 Early Career Fellow Has worked at Vice, BBC World Service, and Newsbeat

August Fellow’s News

Updates from the network from our August newsletter.

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PA Media becomes supporter

PA Media joins our donor board.

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May Fellows’ News

Updates from the network from our May newsletter.

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Reach PLC becomes supporter

One of the UK’s biggest print and digital publishers has joined our donor board.

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“I can’t wait for this to be what I do everyday!”

Student Fellow Mahima Abedin visits the Channel 4 newsroom for the day and gets excited about a future career in journalism

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Industry welcomes Susie Schofield MBE

Voices from across journalism have praised our founder Susie Schofield for her amazing work in diversifying the media. We’ve summarised a few of those responses.

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If I hadn’t grown up in foster care, I probably wouldn’t be a journalist today

The Trust is raising money for ‘Journalism Cares‘, a new mentoring programme for care experienced aspiring journalists. 2023 Fellow Sophia Alexandra Hall talks about how her time in the English foster care system led to her career in journalism, for Foster Care Fortnight.

Read Sophia’s piece.

It’s Make a Will Month

We’d be grateful to anyone willing to remember the Trust in their will. Perhaps journalism is a cause close to your heart, or you recognise the importance of the Trust’s future in light of the continued need to strengthen journalism and improve newsroom diversity.

Find out more here.

Jon Snow presents Trust Radio 4 Appeal

There are just two days left to donate to the Trust’s Radio 4 Appeal, endorsed by broadcasting legend Jon Snow. Every penny goes towards our vital work supporting the next generation of journalists and creating diverse newsrooms that reflect society.

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Trust expands mentoring scheme to Republic of Ireland

In September applications to the Trust’s early career mentoring scheme will be opening for the first time to broadcast and multimedia journalists in the Irish Republic. The Trust also welcomes Ireland’s Public Service Media Organisation RTÉ as a new supporter.

More on the news here.

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senior fellows (mentors) since 2012

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