A taste of journalism

City Lit

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Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This one-day course is designed to equip you with the tools you need to write features for the newspaper market. You will discover how to develop features and how they end up on the printed page.

The Tutor: Tony Padman became a journalist in 2000 starting off as a news reporter on regional and national newspapers. After a solid grounding in news, he turned to writing features on health, religion, sport, travel and food. He now works as a freelance newspaper journalist specialising in news, interviews, entertainment and general features.

City Lit reserves the right to change course tutors from those advertised in this outline. In line with our refund policy we are unable to grant a refund on the grounds of a change of tutor.

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Write in the style of a features journalist.

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Subjects

  • Writing

Course programme

- Where do features come from?
- How to interview people
- How to come up with the right questions
- What to ask
- Story ideas
- How to avoid the mistakes journalists make.

Teaching is in pairs, small groups and as a class. All writing courses at City Lit will involve an element of workshop. This means that students will produce work which will be discussed in an open and constructive environment with the tutor and other students. The college operates a policy of constructive criticism, and all feedback on another student’s work by the tutor and other students should be delivered in that spirit. For classes longer than one day regular reading and writing exercises will be set for completion at home to set deadlines.

Additional information

City Lit run a range of beginner, intermediate and advanced journalism courses. Please search our website for 'journalism' to find more courses. All students are invited to join us at City Lit Talks Back, our monthly performance night for City Lit writers. Everyone is welcome, admission is free and there's no need to book in advance. Students are also encouraged to submit to Between the Lines, our annual anthology of creative writing. For the latest news, courses and events, stay in touch with the Department on Facebook and Twitter. General information and advice on courses at City Lit is available from the Student Centre and Library on Monday to Friday from 12:00 – 19:00. See the course guide for term dates and further details

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