Masters programmes in Journalism often include the NCTJ. This is an additional industry qualification. Many official media channels and publications recognise it.
UK universities offering journalism masters degrees are available in many locations. In the UK political journalism is no longer dictated by Fleet Street or the 'Westminster bubble'. Progressive masters courses have close associations with leading broadcast programmes with specialists in investigative reporting.
Masters courses in Journalism allow the student to focus on specific industries, as well as adopting the technology to write for online media. The line between reporting the news and presenting the same has been removed. We consume our news through a multitude of devices and in segments that adapt to our needs.
The pandemic and the war in Ukraine has reminded us that journalism is needed in challenging as well as celebratory times. A masters will continue that long established objective to share the story behind the facts.