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Travel Writing & Photography Course







Travel Writing & Photography Course

Travel Writing & Photography
Diploma TWP12B
Journalism, Media & Photography

This course has been developed to meet the requirements of travel writers and photographers working on assignment for magazines and/or newspapers. It is packed with practical activities and you will have real travel articles and destination features to write about and submit to magazine and/or newspaper editors. In addition, you can access the online activities in the eLearning Centre to further practise and test your knowledge and skills. And you can talk with other students from all over the country in the Student Forum.

Your course is made up of tutorial workbooks (lessons), assignment projects and printed/online supplements. You have up to 5 years to complete your course and graduate or Fast Track your course over weeks or months.

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Diploma of Journalism (Travel Writing and Photography)

Travel Writing & Photography Course

Tutorial 1: The World of Travel Writing and Photography
Topic 2: The travel journalist’s role
Topic 3: Getting published
Topic 4: The rewards of travel journalism
Topic 5: Writing a travel article
Topic 6: Your travel writing toolkit

Tutorial 2: Writing for the Media: Structure of an Article
Topic 1: What you need to succeed as a travel writer
Topic 2: Promotional trips
Topic 3: The structure of an article
Topic 4: How an editor assesses your article

Tutorial 3: The Travel Writer and Photographer’s Style
Topic 1: Basic equipment needs
Topic 2: Computers and accessories
Topic 3: The Internet
Topic 5: Journalism and photography with style
Topic 6: The elements of writing style
Topic 7: House style and other conventions
Topic 8: Sub-editors’ basic correction marks

Tutorial 4: Selling to Local and Overseas Publications
Topic 1: Selling yourself and your work
Topic 2: Selling to overseas publications
Topic 3: How to lay out your stories
Topic 4: A sample basic freelance contract

Tutorial 5: Writing Travel Features
Topic 1: The feature
Topic 2: Using quotes in your travel features
Topic 3: Writing with tense in mind
Topic 4: The language of your feature story

Tutorial 6: Interviewing Techniques for Travel Writers
Topic 1: Interview quotes
Topic 2: The conversational approach
Topic 3: The formal interview
Topic 4: Handling the PR pressure
Topic 5: A ‘people policy’

Tutorial 7: Research and the Internet
Topic 1: Research and sources
Topic 2: Seek the statistics first
Topic 3: Home-based research
Topic 4: External research resources

Tutorial 8: Travel Writing Ethics and Copyright
Topic 1: What is defamation?
Topic 2: Confidentiality: a mixture of ethics and law
Topic 3: Copyright

Tutorial 9: Writing and Photographs—The Package
Topic 1: Packaging your articles
Topic 2: The art of travel photography
Topic 3: Plan ahead; pack up and go
Topic 4: Photographic resources

Tutorial 10: The Travel Writer’s Market
Topic 1: The travel journalist’s newspaper market
Topic 2: The right publication, the right department
Topic 3: The magazine market
Topic 4: Choosing the right magazine
Topic 5: Query letters
Topic 6: The television and radio markets
Topic 7: Writing for TV and radio
Topic 8: Further learning resources

Tutorial 11: PR and Writing a Travel Book
Topic 1: Beyond the mainstream market
Topic 2: The role of public relations
Topic 3: Writing the travel book

Tutorial 12: Essentials for Travel Writing Success
Topic 1: A review of the basics
Topic 2: Your article checklist
Topic 3: Photography hints
Topic 4: Becoming a successful travel writer

For an outline and facts booklet, click on Free Facts Pack. Download it or have it mailed to you.