One of the UK’s biggest print and digital publishers has joined our donor board.
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End of year round up, and our most diverse group of Fellows ever!
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Updates from across the Fellowship. Job moves, promotions, book deals, new shows and career firsts. Get up to speed on what is going on in the sector.
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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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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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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.
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‘Journalism Cares’, will support the career ambitions of care experienced journalists from all sectors of the industry with a skills-focussed programme, including mentoring from experienced journalists. The Trust is looking for sponsors for Fellows on this new programme.
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The visual journalist and producer for the Associated Press has won this year’s RTS/JST Young Talent of the Year Award for her coverage of the conflict in Ukraine.
Read more and watch her acceptance speech here.
Check out this stellar list of women in journalism that our Fellows have been inspired by – from pioneering foreign correspondents to today’s digital aficionados.
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A very warm welcome to our 2023 Fellows – a more diverse and representative cohort than ever before! As well as breaking our own diversity records, the 2023 cohort trump the national average in every category.
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We are honoured to be taking part in the service to remember journalists that have died, been injured or captured, or face danger in the field. It is a subject that is close to our hearts. 2022 Fellow Shamaan Freeman-Powell (Sky News) will give a reading and we will be recipients of the retiring collection. The service takes place in London on 8 November at 6.30pm.
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Mentoring has a real, positive impact on early-career journalists and newsroom diversity. In celebration of the mighty mentor, we gleaned the wisdom and experience of our Fellowship to put together some insights and top tips to help you get the most out of mentoring.
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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.
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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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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.
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Our award-winning 12-month mentoring scheme matches early career and apprentice journalists with experienced mentors. We prioritise applicants who enter the industry without privilege. We match around 70 journalists with mentors each year. Applications for the 2024 scheme open on 1 September.
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We provide 12-months of mentoring for undergraduate journalism students, based in Dublin, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Lancashire, Kent and Northampton. 2023 is the pilot year for this project.
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The Trust offers all Fellows the chance to hear from the best in the news business on a range of subjects. Our Masterclasses include practical sessions such as how to pitch, present and podcast; as well as more topical debates on hot issues in the news industry.
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The John Schofield Trust set up the Royal Television Society award in 1996 in memory of John. The Young Talent Award is for the best work during the year by a journalist under 30. Many of the winners have gone on to become prominent figures in the news industry.
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