Journalism Skills for Beginners by Udemy
Report and write a feature story and get it published
Course Highlights
- Over 80 lectures and over 3 hours of content!
- Report and write a good feature story
- Write a story and get paid
- Learn how to get published
- Learn how writing for free can lead to getting paid
- Learn key reporting practices
- Learn key writing practices
- Learn the secrets of how to please editors
- Prepare a feature story for publication
- Understand how to get published
- Understand the opportunities for getting published
- Understand the need to build a portfolio
- Understand the benefits of internships
- Understand the pitfalls
- Understand the Journalist’s Code of Ethics
- Understand why failure is part of the road to success
- Take care with your image on social media
- Gain a glimpse of why journalism is a great career
Skills you will learn!
Curriculum
6 Topics
Introduction
Is this course for you?
What's in the course
What's not in the course
Why you are lucky
How to take the course
7 Topics
Introduction
Are you fearless?
A useful secret to know
Brainstorming story ideas
Write for a specific market
Getting paid vs writing for free
Work on your story idea
2 Topics
Your guiding light
When it is okay to change your focus
5 Topics
The five Ws and one H
Feature stories vs news
The feature story approach
The pitfalls of passion
Attribution
2 Topics
Be honest in your reporting
The Journalist's Code of Ethics
3 Topics
Take care
Calculated risks and commonsense reporting
Specialized training for conflicts
3 Topics
Don't skip preparation
But don't overdo it
Are you an expert but don't realize it?
6 Topics
Note taking vs recording
Pen and note pad
Note-taking practice makes perfect
The lost art of shorthand
Using a recorder
The secret every boy scout knows
6 Topics
Visit the scene
Face to face
Take care to get a variety of voices
Waiting for the "bell" to go off
Covering the ground
Calling it a day
10 Topics
Getting down to the nitty-gritty of interviewing
Choosing your interviewing situation
Preparing the questions
Ask the right questions
Avoid leading questions
Follow-up questions
The secret that even professionals fail at
Professional behavior
Finishing on a high note
Summing up interviewing
6 Topics
You don't need a PhD to tackle complex issues
Do your homework
Don't jump in if it is too complex
Examples of tough subjects
Reporting summary
FUN BONUS
2 Topics
Introduction and the bonus - Keep Your Editor Happy
Get organized
9 Topics
The five boxes feature template
A secret that will be invaluable for your writing
Your focus
Weaving your focus through your story
Grab your reader
Examples of good leads
The importance of anecdotes and description
Letting it flow
Still a bit rough?
4 Topics
From creative to critic
A secret that sounds worse than it is
Check everything is there
Check grammar spelling and names
1 Topic
Get a friend or colleague to check your work
9 Topics
Working to get your story published
For money or fame or exposure?
Make sure the conditions of submission are clear
The importance of getting published
The problem and opportunity of working for free
Building a portfolio
Keeping things professional
Many reporters' first attempts suck
Your blog or website
3 Topics
Stick at it
BONUS - The answer to that question about "All the President's Men"
BONUS - Adding photos to the mix
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