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PA Media Academy Alumni Celebrated Among Best Young Journalists in the UK
Four former apprentice and trainee journalists, who studied at PA Media Academy, have been recognised in MHP’s #30towatch awards. Each year 30 winners under 30…

PA Media Academy News – April 2025
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Spring has sprung and the PA Media Academy team is busy with exciting new projects across all our specialist training areas. April…

Crisis Communications: The Heathrow Shutdown and Why Crisis Planning Matters
The recent Heathrow Airport shutdown was a textbook example of what happens when crisis planning falls short. Flights grounded, passengers stranded, and businesses facing millions…

Shining Stars: NCTJ Award Nominees from PA Media Academy
Our brilliant journalist apprentices and diploma students have been shortlisted 17 times in the 2024 NCTJ Awards for Excellence. TalkSPORT’s Reuben Threfall is up for…

PA Media Academy students win at National Apprenticeship Awards regional finals
October has seen inspiring success for two of our brilliant Level 5 Journalist apprentices who received accolades in the National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards regional…

Q&A with Liz Isemann: Meet our Media Training Manager
Preparing spokespeople for print, radio and television interviews is one of the bespoke services PA Media Academy provides – and we’ve been delivering this specialist…

A memorable all-nighter: PA Media Academy trainees cover general election
Thursday 4 July was not only a momentous evening in British politics, but also a highly memorable career moment for PA Media Academy apprentices and…

Introducing Bridgid Nzekwu – PA Media Academy’s new Managing Director
Bridgid Nzekwu is the new Managing Director of PA Media Academy and joins us with a wealth of experience, having previously served as Head of…

Insights from PR Week’s Crisis Communications Summit by Neil Silver
Last week, I attended the PR Week’s Crisis Communications Summit, and the experience was hugely valuable. It reinforced to me the fact that companies would…

NCTJ Awards success for our trainee and apprentice journalists
Huge congrats to our three winners and six finalists who were recognised at the NCTJ Awards. Hosted by the Royal College of Physicians, our academy…

Welcome to PA Media Academy
Today PA Training relaunches as PA Media Academy – with a new digital home, branding and training courses. We hope you enjoy exploring our new…

PA Training and Google News Initiative creates new partnership
On Tuesday 28 June, we announced a new partnership with Google News Initiative to run three projects to provide easy access to free quality training…
Never mind the ballots
Our full-time Diploma trainees put a X against their names, as they signed up for PA Media’s mammoth effort to supply fast, fair and accurate…
Celebrating top NCTJ awards for former trainees Imran and Chris
By Adrian Seal, Co-leader, Part-Time Diploma One of the most rewarding parts of being a tutor, and I am sure my fellow colleagues would agree, is…