26 years ago today, on 9 August 1995, John Schofield was killed by Croatian soldiers near the border with Bosnia while reporting for the BBC.
We strive to continue his legacy to make journalism a fairer, more compassionate & more representative industry.
#RememberingJohn
Thinking of John Schofield today, the 27th anniversary of his death whilst reporting from the field in Croatia.
His name lives on in newsrooms through our support for early career journalists & vibrant, diverse
#newsroomsforall
Wishing
@jonsnowC4
the very best for his final
@Channel4News
shift tonight. Jon's supported the Trust from the start and we know he'll continue to amaze, inspire and encourage! Looking forward to the next adventures, Jon! 👏👏👏
Today we mark the anniversary of John Schofield's death. He was killed, aged just 29, in 1995 while reporting on the war in Croatia. This charity was founded in his name by
@susieschobags
& industry colleagues to ensure that his spirit of generosity & kindness lived on (cont'd👇)
We are delighted to announce that Susie Schofield, founder of
@Jschofieldtrust
has been awarded an MBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to journalism and to diversity in the journalism industry.
#SusieSchofieldMBE
@susieschobags
‘Journalism shouldn’t have barriers’ says BBC Newsnight's
@maitlis
. Our mentoring schemes have helped over 400 young journalists make connections for career success.
Applications for our 2021 scheme open today:
#NewsroomsForAll
1/12 24 years ago today,
@BBCWorldTonight
’s John Schofield was killed in Croatia. He was just 29. UK newsrooms were stunned. He is still mourned by his family and friends
Do you recognise this campaigning journalist as he was?
Help us turn the students of today into tomorrow's leading journalists!
We need your help to meet our
@BigGive
goal. For 1 more day every £ is doubled. Please don't hesitate!
#ChristmasChallenge22
@OwenJones84
We are a small charity which aims to help young journalists at the start of their careers especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. It would be great to have as many of you as poss who have replied to this tweet helping us make all newsrooms more diverse. Thank you.
On being made a foreign correspondent, young journalist John Schofield was ‘just so full of joy at the life ahead of him’. 25 years since his death in a war zone, BBC presenter
@TheZeinabBadawi
recalls a life ‘tragically cut short’.
#RememberingJohn
🗞️The latest pairing in our 2022 Early Career Mentoring programme.
Reporter at the Oxford Mail
@eirianJprosser
will be mentored by BBC Political Correspondent
@ChrisMasonBBC
.
'After John died, my world collapsed. I had to create something positive'. Our founder,
@susieschobags
, explains why she started the Trust 25 years ago
An amazing free masterclass for broadcast journalists! This week join
@TVNaga01
@julie_etch
@cathynewman
and
@marthakelner
on how to present a news programme. Wednesday 22 Sept, 1900 BST- all welcome. register here
🚨 Our 2022 early career & apprentice mentoring scheme is now OPEN for applications 🚨
We can't wait to read your applications - submit by 23:59 BST on 30 September!
If you're a journalist near the start of your career, check our criteria & apply here:
BBC reporter John Schofield was killed 25 years ago tomorrow while covering the wars in the Balkans.
@AlStewartOBE
remembers the compassion showed for everyone he reported on. Please share your memories too:
#RememberingJohn
@JSchofieldTrust
Remembering John on what would have been his 57th birthday ❤️
We set up the Trust in his name after he was killed whilst reporting in Croatia in 1995.
We work to create more inclusive newsrooms in memory of a man who was so warm, welcoming & supportive of journalist colleagues.
Journalist and producer at Channel 4 News
@Zahra_ZW
will be mentored by Cristina Nicolotti Squires
@skynewsgirl
, who has 30 years of experience working across broadcast and digital journalism, and is Director of Content at Sky News.
NEWS: “Tonight I am announcing that everyone who has ever been mentored by the Trust is now a Fellow of the John Schofield Trust” - and with that,
@CeoSchofield
announces our new Fellowship scheme.
25 years ago this weekend the BBC reporter John Schofield was killed while covering the wars in the Balkans. For his friends and family his death was an inexplicable tragedy that still lives with them to this day.
@JSchofieldTrust
.
#RememberingJohn
We all need help at the start of our careers says News Presenter
@CliveMyrieBBC
. Our mentoring schemes give young journalists from all backgrounds connections for career success. Please be an ally and donate to support our work:
#NewsroomsForAll
It was a big day for us on Friday.
We were delighted to welcome the first ever cohort for Journalism Cares, a ten week long pilot programme for aspiring journalists from care-experienced backgrounds.
We hosted participants (some of them pictured!) at
@SkyNews
in Osterly for
Entering the news industry can be daunting for young journalists. But the practical support of the mentoring schemes run by the
@JSchofieldTrust
make a real difference. That's why
@TVNaga01
backs our work. Please be an ally & donate here:
#NewsroomsForAll
We've made it!!! With your support we have reached the £25,000 target. 🥂🥳🎉
A big THANK YOU to every single person who donated in the last seven days, enabling us to extend our scheme to help even more aspiring journalists breakthrough.
#NewsroomsForAll
Massive congratulations to our brand new 2022 cohort of early career mentees, who have just been informed they were successful 👏
Over the next few weeks they will be introduced to their mentors and form lasting professional friendships.
Congrats! 🌟(1/3)
Please share this within your networks, newsrooms and communities.
We're looking for aspiring journalists with experience of the care system.
Apply here >>>
Congratulations to everyone who has been selected for our 2021 mentoring scheme. You shd know who your mentor is by now and so do please say hello to them - you’re the driving force in this partnership! 1/3
The latest pairing from our early career journalist mentoring scheme 🎥...
Catherine Karelli
@cskarelli
, a journalist at
@BBCWorld
, will be mentored by
@AlexCrawfordSky
, Sky News Special Correspondent.
BBC Trending reporter
@MerlynThomas
, who specialises in climate change disinformation, will be mentored by
@NinaNannarITV
- ITV's Arts Editor & News At Ten regular!
✨Our mentoring scheme for 2020-21 is open✨
Have you got five years' journalism experience? ✔
Or are you an apprentice journalist? ✔
Do you want mentoring from the best in the business? ✔
APPLY
Applications close 31 March 2020
#JSTSubmit
#JSTMentoring
Thinking of all our newsgathering friends in Ukraine: thank you for what you're doing to observe, report and interpret the war on our behalf. Please stay safe. 🙏
Are you an early career or apprentice journalist? Want to be mentored by a senior broadcast journalist for a year? Applications open today to be a mentee on our mentoring scheme. Please RT.
Digital and broadcast journalist for BBC Three and News,
@HannahPrice___
will be mentored by
@sueturton
, who has been in TV news and documentaries for more than thirty years.
You guessed it: this youngster became
@bbclysedoucet
Everyone has to start somewhere & who knows where they'll end up!
To help students from diverse backgrounds get the best start in journalism please donate this week when all ££ will be doubled
@BigGive
'He always wanted to witness the event as it happened'. 25 years after his death in a war zone, BBC reporter John Schofield is remembered this weekend by Sky News presenter
@markaustintv
and the Trust that bears his name
@JSchofieldTrust
.
#RememberingJohn
If you are a former, current or future mentor or mentee, keep your eyes peeled for a very special announcement from us this evening. We think you'll like it 👀🕗
1/12 24 years ago today,
@BBCWorldTonight
’s John Schofield was killed in Croatia. He was just 29. UK newsrooms were stunned. He is still mourned by his family and friends
"Don't be afraid to have a passion..."
A day in the life of
@lewis_goodall
(2014) from
@dfmcarter
for
@journoresources
Lewis still holds the Trust values dear, suggesting journalism should be 'more representative, more diverse, less London-centric'
MENTEE SHOUT-OUT! New month, new job for
@David_Chippa
, who joined our 2019-20 mentoring scheme as an apprentice journalist. He has just finished his apprenticeship with
@SkyNews
and has landed a job! See here: More Trust news:
‘He massively helped me .. I will always remember him for that’ - ITV News at Ten anchor
@tombradby
on his friend and fellow ITN trainee John Schofield, who was tragically killed on this day in 1995 while covering the wars in the Balkans.
#RememberingJohn
.
@JSchofieldTrust
We're lucky to hear now from
@ShingiMararike
(2022) on imposter syndrome: "When you don't look or sound like a 'typical' journalist, one of the best things you can have is a mentor who has been there before - with that support you will take strides"
A rare opportunity for an early-career journalist to join the
@nytimes
The International Reporter Fellowship (London) will support Foreign Correspondent skill-building, covering breaking/live news across UK & Europe.
Deadline to apply: 2 Dec
Broadcast journalist and producer at 5Live
@AinYeah
will be mentored by
@NicKeaney
, who was previously managing editor of news at ITN and is now Deputy Lead, Trends at Twitter!✨
.
@JessicaKTwist
, who is a journalist and the output producer for ITV’s Good Morning Britain will be mentored by BBC News Head of Operations Morwen Williams
@morwenw
as part of our early career mentoring scheme this year.
MENTEE SHOUT-OUT!
@AmySuttonITV
presents the news! Amy fulfills the goal that she and her mentor,
@_Matthew_Price
, set for her when she was on our mentoring scheme in 2018. See more Trust news
The BBC reporter John Schofield died on this day 25 years ago. But his determination to help others lives on through the Trust founded in his name. Help keep his legacy alive:
#RememberingJohn
@JSchofieldTrust
We're delighted that
@rooITV
has agreed to join our advisory panel. Roohi’s great passion is mentoring particularly disadvantaged youth. She does this personally, at work and through Prince Charles’s charity,
@MosaicNetwork
2022 Fellow Fransoy Hewitt
@fransoy6
, whose powerful testimony on housing conditions in Croydon achieved national attention, will be mentored by
@vi_gayle
, health inequality reporter for
@burealocal
.
Exactly 25 years ago today BBC reporter John Schofield was killed while covering the wars in the Balkans. He was just 29. He is greatly missed by his family, friends and colleagues. Here's
@robinlustig
's tribute.
#RememberingJohn
@JSchofieldTrust
🚨🚨More applications than ever before! 🚨🚨
Thank you to everyone who applied for our 2022 mentoring scheme, and to those who have supplied references. We are pleased to say we received more applications this year than ever before, and are looking forward to reading them all.
A message from the
@DianaAward
CEO
@Ttall
'For a young person, a mentor has the power to sow the seeds for their future success.' We hope our mentoring scheme with
@Bright_Tweets
will do exactly that in the profession of journalism.
#NYMS19
🚨🚨Journalists! Applications for our 2022 mentoring scheme open TOMORROW MORNING.🚨🚨
To find out how to make the most of our application process, register for our free webinar, Thursday 2nd September at 1830.
Sky News correspondent
@ashnahurynag
will be mentored by Jonathan Paterson
@patersonjon
- editorial consultant and exec producer, and former head of video for BBC News.
Early career or
#apprentice
#journalist
would you like to be mentored by a senior
#journalist
? Then apply to our mentoring scheme. Applications close at 5pm tomorrow. Please don't forget you need a reference. Good luck!