NLA media access continues significant donations to Journalism Diversity Fund
Thursday, September 25, 2014 at 9:30 NLA media access today donated £100,000 to the Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF), bringing its total support for the bursary scheme to nearly £1m.
The Journalism Diversity Fund (JDF) was set up by the newspaper industry in 2005 to support the training of journalists from ethnically and socially diverse backgrounds. NLA media access is the JDF’s biggest supporter, and has been donating to it since its launch.
In the 2013-14 academic year the scheme supported 23 students from diverse backgrounds who would not otherwise have had the financial means to support themselves on a NCTJ-accredited course. Since its creation the JDF has provided bursaries for over 150 aspiring journalists who have gone on to work across the industry, from the national and local press to BBC and Sky News.
Managing Director David Pugh said:
“NLA media access contributes to a vibrant UK media market by providing database and licensing solutions to UK businesses on behalf of news publishers. As part of our commitment to the newspaper industry, we are keen to do what we can to promote diversity in journalism and support students looking for a career in media. The Journalism Diversity Fund does an excellent job achieving just this.”
Joanne Butcher, chief executive of the National Council for the Training of Journalists, said:
“We are very grateful for the NLA’s consistent support over the years. This generous contribution to the fund has given so many talented students who are passionate about journalism the financial support they needed to start their careers.”
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About NLA media access
NLA media access was set up by eight national newspaper companies to protect the industry's copyright through collective licensing. It now represents the rights 1,400 national, regional and foreign newspapers, over 1300 magazines and over 2000 newspaper and magazine websites.
NLA media access gives permission for organisations to copy from an extensive range of newspapers, magazines and websites and provides database services to both media monitoring agencies and publishers. In 2013 more than 200,000 organisations relied upon NLA media access annual licences.
Eighty per cent of the company’s revenues are returned to the publishers to be invested back into the industry. In 2013 NLA media access revenues equated to the salaries of 1100 journalists.