ABSTRACT
enough to be taken onto a training scheme by a major broadcaster without any formal journalism training. The established accrediting body for broadcast courses is the Broadcast Journalism Training Council. It is part funded by major broadcasters, including the BBC, ITV News and Sky News. Journalism courses are also accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). Some of these are broadly based journalism courses, teaching core skills in the first year and allowing someone to specialise in a broadcast pathway. Their Diploma programme, which includes traditional journalism skills such as shorthand and media law, has extended to include a broadcast journalism module. There is also a 'video journalism for the web' exam, which requires a lower level of video production expertise than is taught on most broadcast courses. The NCTJ's broadcast module has four methods of assessment: coursework, two practical timed tests and an exam on broadcast regulation.
