Journalism Skills: News Writing: Advanced

Course Code: JO-NWI      Days: 1
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Course Overview

This course is designed to enable experienced news reporters to ensure that their output meets the highest standards of magazine and newspaper reporting.

The course is also ideal for those taking on new areas of responsibility such as becoming specialist reporters covering a particular subject area or geographic patch.

The course covers how to handle the toughest assignments and how to be brilliant at a specialism - from science to archaeology, politics or football. The course includes practical exercises in writing, interviewing, handling press conferences and rewriting.

Course Outline

INTRODUCTION

ADVANCED JOURNALISTIC STYLE

Perfecting your intro-writing and story structuring skills

DEVELOPING AN AUTHORITATIVE VOICE

Writing stories where a high degree of your own analysis is required and where colour, description and even humour are appropriate. Practical exercises in writing, interviewing, handling press conferences and rewriting

HANDLING TOUGH INTERVIEWS

How to turn off-the-record briefings into on-the-record interviews. Guiding your subject away from saying 'no comment'. How good are you, and how well are you doing your job? Lessons in ensuring you are carrying out your news gathering and reporting to the very best of your ability.

DEVELOPING THE BEST CONTACTS IN A SPECIALIST

The best contacts want to take their stories to the best, most reliable and well-placed reporters. How to make yourself the perfect conduit for off-diary stories, hot tips and leaked documents.

LAW FOR JOURNALISTS

The latest developments in defamation and privacy


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