Media Trust and ITV News have launched Breaking Into News 2011, a competition to discover new talent and find top broadcast journalists of the future. Breaking Into News will be fronted by BAFTA award-winning ITV News at Ten presenters Mark Austin and Julie Etchingham.
The competition offers 18-25 year olds the chance to be mentored by experienced broadcast journalists from the ITV News network newsroom in writing, presenting and production skills. Six finalists will be given the opportunity to develop their ideas and turn them into a news report.
Those shortlisted will present their news reports to a high-profile judging panel including ITV News managers, Mark Austin, Julie Etchingham and executives from Media Trust. The winner will be given the chance to work alongside the ITV News at Ten team for a day, be presented with an iPad to help with future projects, and the chance to have their final piece considered forinclusion on an ITV News platform.
Entrants need to submit a short description about themselves and their backgrounds, what they’d like their report to focus on and why they deserve the opportunity to break into news.
The closing date for entries is Monday 8 August 2011 at midday.
Entry form and terms and conditions.