British High Commission Names First Journalism Fellow

Dominion Post Deputy Chief Reporter, Oskar Alley, has been named as the First British High Commission Fellow by the Commonwealth Press Union (CPU) (New Zealand Section).

Mr Alley will spend a month in the United Kingdom studying developments in journalism while based at the prestigious University of Cardiff School of Journalism.

The Fellowship was organised by the British High Commission to replace the Harry Brittain Fellowship organised in the past by the CPU London – a programme that has now lapsed.

CPU New Zealand secretary, Lincoln Gould said the daily/Sunday newspaper industry was delighted that the British High Commission had moved so quickly to fill a gap.

“An opportunity for an up and coming New Zealand journalist to gain first hand experience of the British media through a Fellowship like this is a very valuable incentive for our young journalists,” he said

Deputy British High Commissioner, Dr Mike Cherrett said: “The High Commission is very pleased to offer this Fellowship as it continues some very important and long-established links between our two countries. The University of Cardiff has an international reputation for its training programmes for journalists and is at the forefront of developments in the industry.”

Mr Alley will be assigned a senior tutor from the University, which will also arrange for him to attend a number of their ongoing programmes as well as to visit newspaper newsrooms around the UK.

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