Get into Journalism
BELIEVE in YOURSELF and INVEST in YOUR FUTURE
| Designed for: |
Those who are considering a career in Journalism |
| Prerequisites: |
Working knowledge of the Word program to Core level and experience of using the Internet |
| Objectives: |
To provide an overview of the work of a journalist |
Benefits
- Learn an introduction to journalism principles
- The flexibility and value of a self-study course designed to enable you to work at your own pace
- A personalised workbook to use as a reference guide on completion of the course
- The opportunity to gain the widely recognised Pitman Training Certificate
Course Content
- Lesson One – Including: Publishing through the centuries, the advances of media technology, skills and qualities required of a journalist, principles of effective news writing
- Lesson Two – Including: Duties of a sub-editor, understanding of ‘house style’, the importance of copy-editing, the importance of proofreading, understanding publishing law
- Lesson Three – Including: Different types of features, the importance of the brief, conducting an interview, writing up an interview
- Lesson Four – Including: Understanding basic typography, the principles of page layout, using photographs on a page, understanding the role of advertising, writing headlines
Duration
| Course Duration: |
8-10 hours |
| What Next: |
Teeline Shorthand |
Our Guarantee
Over 50,000 students per year take one of our courses. Our unique training system has been proven to work with over 98% who complete achieving a pass.
To show how confident we are in our product we guarantee:
- To give you a no quibble, full refund should you not be 100% happy following your 1st session.
- To allow you to re-sit the training and exam at no additional cost, should you not pass 1st time.
- To allow you to come back at anytime after you’ve completed the course for a free refresher. We understand that you frequently may learn a skill that you then find you don’t use for a while.
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