Our Sponsors

The Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) was established by the UK 's national newspapers in 1995 to manage copyright collection. It authorises paper and digital copying on behalf of national, regional and international newspapers, including 1300 in the UK , for over 6000 corporate clients. At the launch of the Journalism Diversity Fund, at the Society of Editors' conference in 2005, the NLA pledged to support the ongoing development and financing of the fund.

The Scott Trust was created in 1936 to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of the Guardian. Its core purpose is to preserve the financial and editorial independence of the Guardian in perpetuity, while its subsidiary aims are to champion its principles and to promote freedom of the press in the UK and abroad. The remit of the Trust's charitable arm, the Scott Trust Foundation, reflects the Trust's aims of promoting press freedom and meeting its responsibilities to the community.
The Trust also offers bursaries to assist students who face financial difficulty in attaining the qualifications for a career in media. The aim is to encourage graduates from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds to apply.

Our Supporters

	The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) is recognised inside and outside the media industry as the primary body for developing qualified journalists. The Journalism Diversity Fund is managed and administered on behalf of the industry by the NCTJ.
	The Society of Editors has more than 400 members in national, regional and local newspapers, magazines, broadcasting and new media, journalism education and media law. It campaigns for media freedom, self regulation, the public's right to know and the maintenance of standards in journalism.
	Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) is the management company for five major newspapers - Daily Mail,The Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard, London Metro, Ireland on Sunday and the advertising publication Loot. Established in 1905, it is a subsidiary of the Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT). Associated Newspapers Limited is based in Kensington and also has responsibility for Harmsworth Quays, the London Docklands plant at which it produces all London, the South of England and South Wales editions of the Titles.
	Guardian News & Media (GNM) is the publisher of the award winning guardian and Observer newspapers and Guardian Unlimited, the UK's most popular on-line newspaper. GNM is owned by The Scott Trust which preserves its editorial independence in perpetuity and enables GNM to achieve its position as one of the world's leading liberal voices. GNM is committed to addressing diversity issues and is proud to have been awarded the Race for Opportunity Gold Award for the past two years.
	News International is the main UK subsidiary of News Corporation. News Corporation is the world's leading publisher of English-language newspapers, with operations in the UK, Australia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the US. The Company publishes more than 175 different newspapers, employing approximately 15,000 people worldwide and printing more than 40 million papers a week.
	Pearson is an international media company with market-leading businesses in education, business information and consumer publishing. With more than 32,000 employees based in 60 countries, Pearson is a large family of businesses that are alike in sharing the same aim: a focus on making the reading and learning experience as enjoyable and as beneficial as it can possibly be.
	Catch 22 is a social enterprise run in partnership with the London College of Communication. Our trainee journalists learn the tools of the trade at our intensive 12-week Academy and get the opportunity to hone their skills within the real media world via placements at our media partners such as The Economist, Condé Nast and Trinity Media Group.

Our Champions

The following journalists/editors have participated in the selection process:

Asad Ahmad, Presenter, BBC

Lucy Bulmer, Freelance Journalist

Hugh Carnegy, Executive Editor, Financial Times

Colin Channan, Series Editor, Chichester Observer

Mary Cherowbrier, Journalism Trainer

Brian Dodds, Editor, Harborough Mail

Cathy Duncan, Assistant Editor, South Wales Evening Post

Paul Durrant, Assistant Editor, Eastern Daily Press

Jason Gibbins, Editor, Banbury Guardian

Liz Griffin, Former Editor, Hereford Times

Afua Hirsch, Legal Affairs Correspondent, Guardian

Anne Kenward, Resourcing Consultant, Guardian News & Media

Emma Kiwanuka, Equality & Diversity Project Manager, Guardian News & Media

Faith Lee, Freelance Trainer

Ian Patel, Editorial Director, Kos Media

Amar Singh, Senior Reporter, Evening Standard

Kate O’Toole, Scott Trust Co-ordinator

Andy Rayfield, PR Representative, Maxim

Bob Satchwell, Director, Society of Editors

Keith Stafford, Financial Journalist

Gary Wright, Group Editor, Kos Media

How you can help

Each year we see increasing applications to the Journalism Diversity Fund which means that demands on the fund currently outstrip our resources. This means we rely on industry professionals to volunteer their time and expertise. Editors and senior journalists are always needed to shortlist applicants to the interview stage and also to sit on the panel which interviews applicants to the fund. All those that do participate in this process, find it an enjoyable and rewarding experience, and would urge other industry professionals to take part.

Furthermore, so the fund can continue to offer much needed help to socially and ethnically diverse students committed to a career in journalism, it is important that we build upon the current financial contributions we are kindly receiving from the Newspaper Licensing Agency (NLA) and The Scott Trust. Each donation makes a significant contribution and allows us help more diverse students start their journalism career and help diversify newsrooms across the county which are currently dominated by a ruling minority – the white, upper and middle classes.

If you would like to help young people from diverse backgrounds start a career in journalism, or want more information, please ring 01799 544 014 or email journalismdiversityfund@nctj.com