CIoJ welcomes Judges' ruling on Dale Farm disclosure orders


18 May 2012 The Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIoJ) today welcomed the High Court ruling that disclosure orders can never be granted as a formality. Lord Justice Moses and Mr Justice Eady

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CIoJ Training – 1 November 2011 – Using Search Engines -The Correct and Easy Way

Posted on September 21, 2011 by CIoJ in CIoJ News, Training | Leave a comment

This training with Alun Hill will “take you by the hand” and show you, in simple, straightforward terms just how to interrogate the Internet and quickly find the information you want.

This updated course is specifically designed for journalists, young and old, Internet experienced or not and will be delivered in a relaxed environment at a simple pace.

Here’s what you will learn:

  • How to really interrogate the Internet – including simple and advanced use of Google.
  • When NOT to use Google. And what to use instead!
  • Using search engines and search tools effectively.
  • Precision searching using advanced (but simple to use) techniques.
  • Do you need to search for trends, for Patents, businesses? No problem!
  • How to access the “invisible web”. When your research fails, try this!
  • People search – do you need to find information on a particular person?
  • Searching on maps – looking at the streets and buildings from online photographs.
  • Find historical copies of websites – do you want to see what a site used to say? Perhaps they copied some of your work and you want evidence? Perhaps they’ve changed what they said!
  • Anonymous searching of the Internet – very useful these days!…and much more.
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CIoJ Training – 1 November 2011 – Making Money From Your Writing

Posted on September 21, 2011 by CIoJ in Training | Leave a comment

Learn the latest ways to to make money from what you do best  - writing!

In this fact packed 3 hour session, Alun Hill will take you through a myriad of paying writing opportunities.

Despite what the doom-mongers tell you, the spread of the Internet and e-commerce has created a demand bigger than ever before for professional writers –  and there is good money to be made. They will tell you that all writing is for free these days, that no-one pays, that it’s all kids trying to “get on the ladder”. Yes, there are such publications, but they’re not for us!

We’re talking about Forbes, we’re talking about the amazing opportunities offered by the Kindle ebook reader, we’re talking about the demand from Amazon to have your own books printed and published by them worldwide(and you get 70% of the price you set), we’re talking about the banks and other big companies who are looking for professional writers.

Again, we’re not talking about “blogging for free”, no Huffington Post nonsense here!

…although, actually, Alun will explain why you should give up an hour or two a week and write for both Yahoo and the New York Times online for free – but he’ll show you to turn that into good money, too!

 

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WORLD’S OLDEST JOURNALIST ORGANISATION SUPPORTS NEW COLLEGE

Posted on June 1, 2011 by CIoJ in CIoJ Press releases, News, Press releases, Training | Leave a comment

NEWS RELEASE

Date: 27 May 2011

The world’s oldest journalist professional body, the Chartered Institute of Journalists, has given its support for a new University Technical College in Harlow. The Institute hopes to work closely with the management and teaching staff to develop the college and its journalism and media courses.

The Chartered Institute of Journalists is a membership organisation which has been protecting and serving the best interests of journalists and journalism for more than 120 years. Training is a key interest, and one specified in the Institute’s Royal Charter, granted by Queen Victoria in 1890.

Norman Bartlett, CIoJ president, explained: “The Institute wants to ensure that budding journalists get the best education and training possible. Better qualified journalists will improve career prospects, and in so doing enable the quality of journalism to improve and expand.

“The Internet and other technologies have changed the face of journalism, and it is important that this is reflected in the courses that are provided by colleges.”

The Institute will be the link for the new college to the industry. It will provide advice and assistance to the management as it develops the new college, to the teaching staff when they are devising journalism and media courses, ensuring they match the needs of the industry.

Norman Bartlett continued: “We will also provide a conduit for the college to secure wider help and support from the industry, opening doors for students to visit real workplaces, secure work experience placements and hopefully valuable jobs in the industry.

“We want to help Harlow UTC students to get the best education, the best training, and the best opportunities.”

Robert Halfon, the Member of Parliament for Harlow and a member of the Institute, said: “I have worked very hard on this for over a year, helping Harlow College with their plans for a new University Technical School.

“If we get this, it would transform the lives of young Harlow people. I have done this because I am passionate about apprenticeships. They are not just about economic efficiency, they are about social justice as well, and will give our young people opportunities and skills. That is also why I employed probably the first ever MP’s Apprentice – a local lad from Harlow called Andy Huckle.”

 

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Notes to editors:

Formed in 1884, the Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIoJ) is the world’s oldest established professional body for journalists, and a representative voice of media and communications professionals throughout the UK and the Commonwealth.

 

Institute reaches out to student journos

Posted on September 5, 2010 by CIoJ in CIoJ Press releases | Leave a comment

NEWS RELEASE

Release time: 6 September 2010

THE hand of protection in the workplace is being offered to student journalists, thanks to a special arrangement between the CIoJ and a London college.

Students are often thrust into the workplace, either as paid staff or as interns, without any knowledge of their rights and entitlements and can fall prey to some unscrupulous employers.

The CIoJ constantly fights and wins battles which might never have arisen had workers known their rights in the first place.

Now the Institute has linked forces with noSWeat journalism training to make sure its graduates can register for the Institute’s protection from the word go.

Said college principal, Steve Ward: “It’s good to know that our graduates know their rights and are protected in the workplace from the get-go. And I cannot think of any organisation better than the Institute to offer this protection.”

A spokesman for the CIoJ said: “We are happy to work with noSWeat in this respect. It’s important that students know their rights.”

The Institute has already forged links with the privately run college in Clerkenwell, central London, when it offered a opportunity for a noSWeat graduate to join Institute members on a visit to NATO, the European Parliament and S.H.A.P.E. in Brussels.

The offer proved highly popular with the college who sent a top student on the visit.

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Notes for Editors:

Formed in 1884, the Chartered Institute of Journalists (CIoJ) is the world’s oldest established professional body for journalists, and a representative voice of media and communications professionals throughout the UK and the Commonwealth.

noSWeat journalism training offers NCTJ accredited courses in newspaper and magazine journalism training as well as a wide variety of tailor made courses. For more information go to www.nosweatjt.co.uk