Advanced news-writing

1 Day

What you will learn:

This course will help experienced
news writers improve the quality and quantity of their news
writing. It delivers fresh ideas on story sources and shows
seasoned staff how to coach junior reporters. Delegates
participate in practical news-gathering exercises with
in-depth debrief in a copy clinic format.

Workshop content includes:

• Finding stories when there seems nothing to write about
• Getting more from seminars, exhibitions, press conferences, the web, visits and foreign trips
• 50 news sources to boost your diary
• Getting the tough stories and working round problems
• Writing quickly and accurately
• The lighter touch
• The legal side
Not for: Those who have been writing news
for under two years

Digital Highlights

• New approaches for
writing online