It\u2019s been another great year for CfJ alumni at the annual NCTJ Awards for Excellence, with two wins announced at last night\u2019s virtual ceremony hosted by Sky News.<\/p>\n
Kent Journalism BA<\/a> graduate Adam Landau won \u2018Best student project\u2019 \u2013 the fourth consecutive year a CfJ graduate has scooped this award – and Kent Multimedia Journalism MA<\/a> graduate Oliver Kemp won the highly competitive ‘Community News Project’ award.<\/p>\n The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) holds the awards each year to highlight the achievements of individuals with promising journalism careers ahead of them. More than 400 entries were received across all categories from student, trainee and apprentice journalists.<\/p>\n ‘Best student project’: Adam Landau<\/strong><\/p>\n Adam\u2019s documentary on Brunel and the Original High Speed Railway<\/a> was praised by judges as \u201ca highly professional piece of documentary journalism.\u201d They said: \u201cIt could easily have been a Panorama style programme which you could have watched, with interest, for the full 30 minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n Adam<\/a>, who graduated from Kent last summer, now works as an aviation videographer for aerobatic display team AeroSPARX<\/a>. He\u2019s also the founder and editor of This is Flight<\/a>, a website providing global airshow coverage.<\/p>\n During his studies at Kent, Adam earned the highest mark<\/a> of 85% in the NCTJ\u2019s Essential Journalism exam in 2019. This exam tests how well young journalists write news stories accurately and at speed and is regarded as one of the hardest in the NCTJ\u2019s Diploma in Journalism.<\/p>\n Previous CfJ winners in this category are: \u00a0Isabel Eidhamar<\/a>,\u00a0Mike Haffenden<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Boglarka Kosztolyani<\/a>.<\/p>\n ‘Community News Project’ award: Oliver Kemp<\/strong><\/p>\n Oliver was recognised for \u201cexceptional work done by reporters\u201d in the Facebook-funded ‘Community News Project’ award. The judges said his entry \u201cwas a real standout\u201d. Announcing his win, head of Sky News John Ryley said: \u2018His analysis of refugee arrivals on the Kent coast brought a fresh, sympathetic and local perspective to an international issue. His examination of social deprivation in Thanet was a masterclass in multimedia feature production which brought to life the community behind the statistics.\u2019<\/p>\n Oliver<\/a> graduated in 2019 and now works as a feature writer and Head of Social for KentOnline<\/a>. He\u2019s also a newsreader for Kent radio station KMFM and creator of Deep Cuts<\/a>, a YouTube channel dedicated to music.<\/p>\n Oliver was also Commended in the ‘Trainee features’ award and Highly Commended in the ‘Trainee podcast journalism’ award.<\/p>\n See all the results and submissions on the NCTJ website<\/a> and watch the ceremony again<\/a> on YouTube (Adam\u2019s win is at: 32.07 and Oliver\u2019s win is at: 38.50).<\/p>\n NCTJ accreditation<\/strong><\/p>\n The NCTJ is the industry’s charity that delivers the premier training scheme for journalists in the UK. NCTJ accreditation for journalism degree programmes is the hallmark of excellence in journalism training, providing a world-class industry standard that is recognised throughout the media. Programmes at CfJ are fully accredited by the NCTJ, meaning you can graduate not just with a university degree, but also with an NCTJ Diploma \u2013 the closest thing there is to a passport to a job in UK journalism. Find out more about our undergraduate<\/a> and postgraduate<\/a> programmes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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