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How to be a Journalist - The Complete Guide to Journalism by Udemy
All you need to know to become a freelance journalist or staffer and get paid for what you write.
Course Highlights
- write news and feature articles and get them published
- work as a freelancer or apply for jobs with leading media organisations
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
1 Topic
Introduction
1 Topic
What is a journalist?
15 Topics
What is news?
Who what where when why how
The news intro or lead
Building your story
Headlines
Quotes in depth
Apostrophes
Accuracy
Fact opinion or both?
Quick Quiz
Summary
Assignment
How have you done?
Lecture 16: Assignment - how to write a story
Lecture 17: Assignment - How have you done?
9 Topics
How to plan and set-up interviews
The confident interview
Getting people to talk
The different types of interview
Getting the facts right
Keep your words to yourself
When things do not go according to plan
No comment and off the record
Summary
5 Topics
What is a feature?
The importance of word count
Pictures with your story
Specialist reporting
Quick Quiz
10 Topics
What is media law and why you need to know
The basics and privacy
Contempt of court
Slander and libel
Defamation
In the public interest
Court reporting
Quick Quiz
Assignment - interview
How have you done?
5 Topics
Who does what?
Style guide
What you need to know before you pitch
The pitch
Getting paid
1 Topic
What next?
How to be a Journalist - The Complete Guide to Journalism
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