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Andrew Wilson heads up BBC Journalism Foundation Scheme
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Andrew Wilson has been appointed to the new role of Head of the Journalism
Foundation Scheme at the BBC College of Journalism.
Vin Ray, Director of the BBC College of Journalism, said: "Andrew brings a
wealth of editorial and management experience to the college direction team.
"He will establish what I believe will be the industry's biggest and most
ambitious foundation scheme, and the most comprehensive of its kind in the UK
and probably anywhere in the world."
The scheme is intended to give all new journalists, particularly at Broadcast
Assistant and Broadcast Journalist grades, a strong foundation in the key
journalistic skills they will need throughout their career and a firm grounding
in the BBC's values and editorial policy.
It will also introduce key issues
around audiences, markets and technological change.
The Foundation Scheme 'faculty' will mix permanent trainers with senior BBC
editors, on-air reporters and presenters and the best outsiders - all with the
capacity to inspire and motivate our younger journalists.
Andrew will work to
develop successful relations and partnerships with university and college
journalism courses in the UK and abroad.
This will help to ensure that new
recruits to BBC journalism are from an appropriately diverse range of
backgrounds.
Andrew is currently Head of Regional and Local Programmes in
Bristol and begins his new post in December 2006.
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