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Why training the journalists of tomorrow has never been more vital

Black and white image of Leigh Purves looking into the camera and smiling. Her shoulder length hair is parted to the left. She is wearing a fark top and a chain necklace

Leigh Purves, course leader and senior lecturer for Broadcast and Digital Journalism (BA) Hons at Leeds Trinity University, reflects on the challenges facing journalism educators and the wider industry.

Curiouser and curiouser – the state of journalism today

A man stands beside a University of Derby journalism display, speaking or presenting. Behind him is a large screen showing a newspaper clipping titled "SCHOOL STRIKERS MARCH" from the Daily Telegraph and a presentation slide that reads "and curiouser: journalism today". A promotional banner beside him features a young man speaking into a professional microphone in a radio studio.

There is much to celebrate about journalism today, despite the doom and gloom surrounding the trade, according to journalism educator and branch member Tony Harcup (pictured). Tony, who has taught […]

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