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Freelance
Journalism
Diploma FJ12
Journalism,
Media & Photography
Learning
Method: Correspondence with online support
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Tutorial
1. The World of Journalism
Topic
1: An introduction to freelance journalism
Topic 2: The journalist's role
Topic 3: Careers in journalism
Topic 4: A brief history of journalism
Topic 5: Inside a newspaper
Topic 6: Working as a freelance journalist
Topic 7: The journalist's toolkit
Topic 8: Writing a journalism article
Topic 9: Getting startedspace fillers
Topic
10: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
2.
News Reporting 1A
Topic
1: Succeeding as a freelance news journalist
Topic 2: Article structure: the inverted pyramid
Topic 3: Writing the lead
Topic 4: Writing the body
Topic 5: Writing the tail
Topic 6: How an editor assesses your article
Topic 7: The integrated news room
Topic 8: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
3. Responsible Journalism
Topic 1: Reporting the news
Topic 2: Responsible journalism
Topic 3: Journalist’s equipment
Topic 4: Accounts and stationery
Topic 5: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
4. Writing as a Freelance Journalist
Topic 1: Selling your articles
Topic 2: How to lay out your articles
Topic 3: Notes from an editor
Topic 4: A basic freelance contract
Topic 5: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
5. News Reporting 1B
Topic 1: Beginnings, middles and endings
Topic 2: News angles and hooks
Topic 3: Reporting quotes
Topic 4: Reporting media events
Topic 5: Writing tense
Topic 6: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
6. Research, Statistics and the Internet
Topic 1: The importance of research
Topic 2: Home based research
Topic 3: The Internet
Topic 4: Research advantages of digital and
online journalism
Topic 5: External research resources
Topic 6: Accessing official information
Topic 7: Tutorial summary
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7. Journalism Interviews
Topic 1: Good interviewing
Topic 2: Interviews and profile articles
Topic 3: Setting up the interview
Topic 4: Observation, reporting and interview strategies
Topic 5: Interview quotes
Topic 6: Doing a TV interview
Topic 7: The art of the interview
Topic 8: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
8. Writing Style
Topic 1: Using newspaper style
Topic 2: Writing for different audiences
Topic 3: Writing techniques
Topic 4: House stylejournalistic
rules and conventions
Topic 5: News Limited Style
Topic 6: Names and honorifics
Topic 7: Modifiers and clichés
Topic 8: Punctuation, spelling and grammar
Topic 9: Trade terminology and journalistic jargon
Topic 10: Ten tips for good writing
Topic
11: Tutorial summary
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9. Newspaper Writing and Sub-Editing
Topic 1: A journalist's way with
words
Topic 2: Working with the sub-editor
Topic 3: Newspaper language
Topic 4: Writing headlines
Topic 5: Feature writing
Topic 6: Writing opinion pieces
Topic 7: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
10. Media Law and Ethics
Topic 1: Key legal concepts
Topic 2: The law and court reporting
Topic 3: Copyright
Topic 4: Ethics and courtesy count, too
Topic 6: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
11.
Feature Writing
Topic 1: The value of feature writing
Topic 2: The joy of feature writing
Topic 3: Building contacts
Topic 4: Researching a feature story
Topic 5: Writing a feature story
Topic 6: Reviewing a feature story
Topic 7: Tutorial summary
Tutorial
12. Writing Columns and Reviews
Topic 1: A column of your own
Topic 2: Writing for specialist publications
Topic 3: Writing reviews
Topic 4: Writing arts and entertainment reviews
Topic 5: Writing a music review
Topic 6: Sports writing
Topic 7: Travel writing
Topic 8: Your contacts book
Topic 9: Tutorial summary
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