The London School of Journalism courses

...that shaped the history of western civilisation. This course will prompt you to do much individual reading. You will learn which events have been...

...what is meant by 'house style' and 'newspaper English'. Assessment tasks include: Rewriting poorly written copy Conducting a detailed readership profile Lesson...

...avoiding common grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors and learning what is meant by 'house style' and 'newspaper English'. Assessment tasks include...

...You will learn media law, understand how central and local government function and have the opportunity to mix with and talk to a wide number of working...

...news values, finding the facts Week 5: News structure, dealing with the police, council and press officers, fact checking Week 6: Writing to length...

...Discussion of political theatre more generally, how a domestic story can speak about huge themes, and how a playwright's use of language,...

...narrative Week 6: Interviewing (1) Week 7: Interviewing (2) Profiles, human interest Week 8: Reviewing Week 9: Travel Week 10: Freelancing There are...

...councils, press officers Day 2: News/Features Where to find news, avoiding the mistakes journalists make, delayed drops, meeting your deadlines...

...syllabus, brief on assignments, UK newspaper market, what makes news, where to find news stories, diary/off diary, short interviews, puff pieces Week...

...sub • More about markets • Page editing • News, features, reviews • Production law • Legal issues • Headlines • Legal dilemmas • Legal issues • Successful...

...Week 1: Why Write? Why do we write? How do we write? Who do we write for? We'll think about why we tell stories, why society needs storytellers...

...analysing markets. Day 2: Putting a piece together Research, structure, the rewrite. Interviewing: dealing with real people and celebrities...

...during which time they can contact the tutor for any advice they may need. Students then email or post the assignments to the School for marking...

...freelance writers in any sector of the industry. It is suitable for those employed in newspapers, magazines, web publishing and broadcast media. Media...