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JOUR NCTJ award 2 — The NCTJ Awards 2021.

16 December 2022

Former students sweep several nominations in top industry awards

This week, the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Awards for Excellence and the Regional Press Awards shortlists were announced, and we are thrilled that several of our students and alumni have been nominated!

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12 December 2022

Journalism Lecturers launch two groundbreaking books

Two of our lecturers, Dr. Dani Madrid-Morales and Dr. Jingrong Tong, have each launched new books based on their pioneering research on the emerging areas of disinformation and data in journalism.

Freddy Oliphant and Jacquie Beltrao — Freddy Oliphant with Sky Sports presenter Jacquie Beltrao

25 November 2022

MA Broadcast students scoop top prizes at 2022 BJTC Awards

Two of our MA Broadcast Journalism students have had plenty of reason to celebrate after winning first place in two of the Broadcast Journalism Training Council’s (BJTC) awards last week (24 November).

A group of five people sat in a classroom. The man at the front holds up a poster that reads 'blow the whistle on domestic violence' — The South Yorkshire Echo has launched Blow the Whistle. Pictured back from left: editor Madelynne Flack, Roman Reiter, Madison Burgess, and Siyu Ma. Front: campaign lead Stanley Willey.

17 November 2022

Sheffield Journalism Students tackle the big issues with charity campaigns

Several final year BA Journalism students have found success in campaigning for a range of charitable causes, including domestic abuse, homelessness and period poverty.

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