Sector overview

Visit Prospects' site to get an overview of the media sector.

Job profiles

• Journalist
• Newspaper journalist
• Magazine journalist

Useful online resources

allmediascotland.com Media industry news, jobs, courses

Screen Skills

Journalism Careers

Journo resourcesi

Media UK Directory of newspapers & magazines & jobs section

NCTJ have an excellent hub full of resources to explore and help you find out what it’s really like to work as a journalist

BBC Get In blog - interviews with apprentices and trainees talking about their experiences at the BBC

Training

Broadcast Journalism Training Council accredited courses - Further down the page you will see BJTC accredited courses

NCTJ accredited courses

Professional Publishers Association accredited courses

National Union of Journalists Training Careers/training information. Students section

Press Association Training

News Associates Provider of NCTJ accredited courses

Scott Trust bursaries Bursaries for postgraduate journalism training

Professional bodies

Association of British Science Writers

Broadcast Journalism Training Council

Chartered Institute of Journalists

National Council for the Training of Journalists NCTJ

Newspaper Society

Sports Journalists' Association of Great Britain