This course boils down the essentials of journalism into a jam-packed day that could give your career a serious boost. You’ll overhaul your writing and interviewing skills, learn what editors want and how to pitch to them, and get an innovative look at how digital advances and open journalism have changed the nature of what an article can be.
The course covers the essentials of column-writing and conducting interviews, as well as how to use social media and interactives to tell compelling stories. You’ll learn how to find stories and develop an argument, and how to pitch ideas to editors. You’ll also receive advice on how to meet deadlines and keep your writing and content fresh, as well as how to raise issues that are important to you and your readers.
This course is for you if...
- You’re an editor or business owner who wants to improve the skills of your journalists or bloggers
- You currently run or write for a blog covering news or culture and want to produce more polished, professional content
- You’re a group of working journalists looking for an overview of best practice and editorial priorities from major industry figures
Course content
- How to get interviewees to tell you things they weren’t planning to say
- How to write a column and raise important issues through your writing
- New ways of storytelling using social media and interactive multimedia
- Using your life experiences in your writing
- How to write effective pitch emails to editors
- Q&A and group discussion
This comprehensive course can be tailored to the needs of your team. Please contact alastair.price@theguardian.com with the title of this course in the subject line for more details.
