Tutorial 1. Fundamentals of Magazine Journalism
Topic 1: Introduction
Topic 2: The role of journalism in society
Topic 3: The differences between writing for
magazines and newspapers
Topic 4: Magazine writing style
Topic 5: Going for your career
Topic 6: Equipment requirements
Topic 7: Why write for magazines?

Tutorial 2. The World of Magazines
Topic 1: Why magazines?
Topic 2: Magazines galore
Topic 3: Custom publishing
Topic 4: Company publications


Tutorial 3. Building Your Skills
Topic 1: The origins of English
Topic 2: Writing good English
Topic 3: Sentence construction
Topic 4: Words that are easily confused
Topic 5: General knowledge
Topic 6: The market
Topic 7: Check your progress

Tutorial 4. What the Job Involves
Topic 1: Writing a feature
Topic 2: Writing a review
Topic 3: So, you want to be a writer?
Topic 4: Writing highlights
Topic 5: Headings/intros/captions
Topic 6: Covers and cover lines

Tutorial 5. Editorial Procedure
Topic 1: Editorial planning
Topic 2: Style guides
Topic 3: Rewriting
Topic 4: Editing
Topic 5: Proofreading

Tutorial 6. Editorial Style
Topic 1: What makes a good interview
Topic 2: Setting up the interview
Topic 3: Interview techniques
Topic 4: From start to finish—the e-mail interview
Topic 5: From start to finish—telephone interview
Topic 6: Accuracy and quotes
Topic 7: Ten tips for a better interview

Tutorial 7. Legal Guidelines
Topic 1: Freedom of the press
Topic 2: Reporting guidelines
Topic 3: Defamation
Topic 4: Copyright
Topic 5: Sensationalism

Tutorial 8. Magazine Interviewing Techniques
Topic 1: What makes a good magazine interview
Topic 2: Setting up the interview
Topic 3: Taking control of the interview
Topic 4: Interviewing approaches
Topic 5: Quotes and how to deal with them

Tutorial 9. Writing the Story
Topic 1: Writing a magazine story
Topic 2: Drafting the story
Topic 3: Structuring the story
Topic 4: The body of the story
Topic 5: Polishing the story
Topic 6: Progress check

Tutorial 10. Enter the World of Magazines
Topic 1: Pros and cons of freelancing
Topic 2: How to get work as a freelance
magazine writer
Topic 3: Working for a company
Topic 4: Unions and contracts
Topic 5: Targeting the publication
Topic 6: Breaking into the market