There's been a change to the NCTJ Portfolios that will affect all third year students. Richard and I will talk to you about it at 11am on Monday, February 8, in the small newsroom.

We'll give you details of a new compulsory element for the portfolio: a story entirely created and published on a mobile phone.

See you there.

A reporting opportunity has opened up for a reporter with the KM Group at the Gravesend Messenger.

It's a relatively new and very highly regarded paper in an increasingly interesting news patch. You could find yourself covering one of the UK's first new garden cities in a generation at Ebbsfleet, the opening of one of Europe's biggest theme parks as part of a huge regeneration project at Swanscombe and a wide range of colourful festivals and events in Kent's most multicultural community.

Anyone interested should send a CV and cover letter to editor Bob Bounds at bbounds@thekmgroup.co.uk

Trinity Mirror, one of the UK's biggest newspaper groups, is considering banning users who use ad blocking software from its websites, as concerns continue to grow about the future of advertising revenue online.

The Times today quotes one unnamed newspaper executive: "Forget the arrival of the like of Buzzfeed; this is potentially the biggest threat to our industry."

Revision sessions for Reporting and Writing 1 will be held at 11am on Tuesday, May 26, and 11am on Tuesday, June 2, in the undergrad news room.

We will cover some mock questions and talk through some of the topics that you need to know for the exam.

Revision sessions for Reporting and Writing II will be on offer at 2pm on Friday, May 22, and 2pm on Tuesday, May 26. Both will be in the undergrad newsroom. 

We'll cover mock questions, a refresher on ethics, and various other useful bits and pieces. See you there.