Associated Newspapers, Time and Think Publishing sign up to training scheme for aspiring journalists

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Associated Newspapers, Time Magazine and Think Publishing have become the latest partners to offer internships through a training scheme aimed at inexperienced, would-be journalists. Catch 22 , which aims to help aspiring journalists from marginalised backgrounds, will offer one-month work placements at Time, multimedia publisher Think Publishing and at Associated Newspaper titles Metro, the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday.

The placements follow a 12-week training academy, which focuses on print journalism, run by Catch 22 at the London College of Communications. The majority of trainees' tuition fees are covered by the organisation's media partners, which include the Economist, Trinity Mirror and the National Magazine Company.

"Mentoring is something the Metro staff love to do and the fact that there is a specific journalistic focus makes this project even more exciting. The students will work with a dedicated member of the editorial team so we really hope they gain some valuable skills during their time with us," says Angela McCabe, head of talent and culture at Metro, in a release from Catch 22.

The organisation, which operates as a Community Interest Company (CIC), takes its name from the situation many would-be journalists find themselves in: "[T]hose who want experience but can’t get experience due to their lack of experience".