In this episode we speak to two freelance journalists, one who has no formal journalism training and the other who studied on an NCTJ accredited degree.
Anna Turns, a freelance environmental journalist, talks to us about her self-taught route into journalism and how each turn of her career informed her storytelling. Chandni Sembhi, a freelance digital journalist, who runs So you want to be a journalist? Instagram account, discusses how her university course gave her confidence to start out in journalism.
The Guests
Chandni Sembhi
Instagram: @soyouwanttobeajournalist
Twitter: @chandnisembhi
Anna Turns
Twitter: @AnnaTurns
Website: https://www.environmentaljournalist.co.uk/
Resources
Mark Grist podcast http://www.markgrist.com/markcantrap
Lily Canter research examining the value of accredited journalism courses:
https://journalism-education.org/2015/08/chasing-the-accreditation-dream/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ulXwfU58Hk
National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) accredited courses
https://www.nctj.com/journalism-qualifications/diploma-in-journalism/Accreditedcourses/course-search
NCTJ qualifications (incl. diploma and national qualification in journalism)
https://www.nctj.com/journalism-qualifications/diploma-in-journalism
Masters in print journalism
https://www.findamasters.com/masters-degrees/united-kingdom/print-media/?70MhoIM400
The Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BTJC) accredited courses
