BBC launches journalism academy; CoJo site set to go live

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The BBC is to officially launch the BBC Academy today. Part of the Academy, the online BBC College of Journalism, also known as CoJo, is expected to go live soon.

The site, bbc.co.uk/journalism, headed by former Radio 4 Today editor Kevin Marsh, has sections on skills, law, ethics and values, and glossaries to journalistic terms and has been open to BBC staff for three years. It will be available to those outside the UK by subscription.

The College of Journalism ( @bbccollege on Twitter ), of which Journalism.co.uk had an early preview, features masterclasses by the corporation's best-known journalists, aggregates external material, and hosts a discussion hub.

The BBC has also announced a series of what it calls "key partnership agreements": with Channel 4 for a Diversity 2010 programme; with ITV to improve employability of people with disabilities; and with organisations such as PACT, Bectu, and the Indie Training Fund.

BBC director-general Mark Thompson and deputy director-general Mark Byford, chair of the Academy Board will be among those attending the launch.

"These partnerships will open up our training resources to the industry in new ways as never before. We'll look for further opportunities to do this wherever we can," said BBC academy director, Anne Morrison, ahead of its launch.

"Our aim is to create a world-class organisation that benefits all BBC staff and, through partnerships, helps support the wider industry. These major new agreements mark a major step towards our long-term ambitions."

The Academy structure, formally established in April 2009, is a collection of BBC training and development across four areas: journalism, production, leadership and technology.