DIPLOMA IN MAGAZINE JOURNALISM INDEX

How to break into journalism

Entry points to journalism

About the course

Course syllabus

What qualification do you get?

How much does it cost?

Getting a job in journalism

Financing your course

Frequently asked questions

How to apply

 

Course syllabus

The course covers all the aspects of journalism you will need to get a jobs:

News
• what is news?
• where to find news
• structure of a news story
• news intros
• news writing style

Interviewing
• planning an interview
• how to get the best from an interviewee
• asking the awkward question
• using quotes
• difficult interviewees
• telephone interviewing
• ethical considerations

Features
• what is a feature?
• planning and developing a feature idea
• different types of feature
• feature writing style
• feature intros
• structure of features
• review writing
• leader writing

Sub-editing
• role of a sub-editor
• qualities needed by a sub-editor
• dealing with writers
• cutting copy
• editing copy
• writing headlines, captions and standfirsts
• proof reading

Design and desktop publishing
• page layout
• basic Quark XPress
• use of pictures

Media law
• libel and malicious falsehood
• copyright
• contempt of court
• privacy laws
• data protection

Shorthand
• full instruction in this most useful journalistic skill
• we aim to get you up to 100 words per minute at least