Breaking into News: Hands-on experience for aspiring journalists

‘Breaking Into News’ is a unique initiative that has been successfully running for seven years and fronted by ITV’s award-winning news broadcaster Charlene White and Sameena Ali-Khan for ITV Central with the aim to unearth the next generation of diverse broadcast journalist talent from across the UK.

This is an opportunity for those who have recently finished education and have limited media or broadcasting experience living in the area to be mentored by leading news broadcasters, learn how to write and produce local news reports on a subject that matters to them and get the ultimate chance to break into news and media.

Awo Tarabi was the Breaking into News Finalist for ITV News Central in 2017. She’s now working in the newsroom.

Now in its seventh year the ‘Breaking Into News’ competition is a collaboration between ITV News and Media Trust that has seen many talented individuals progress into careers in news journalism and media.

Shanice-Kay Bolding was ITV News Central's finalist last year. For her report, she put single parents in the spotlight. Read more about her experience.

Applications are open until its closing date on 5 April 2019. You can apply here: www.breakingintonews.co.uk

Thirty applicants will be shortlisted, representing three for each of the ten ITV regions across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Those who are shortlisted will be paired with an ITV journalist, based in their region, and over the course of 6 weeks will be mentored on all aspects of broadcast journalism, including writing, reporting, production and how a newsroom works.

Mairi Ankers, Breaking into News Programme Manager at Media Trust said:

The overall winner will be revealed in July 2019 at a special award ceremony in London.