The Deal

• €29 for an online journalism course with BAC Accredited Institute JD Courses (93% off)

Course Modules:

• Module 1: Introduction to news writing - the art of distinguished news writing
• Module 2: Core news writing skills - what is news? Facts versus perspectives, explanation, implication and meaning, the importance of contextualizing, the ‘so what?’ concept
• Module 3: The structure of a news article - the four pillars of a news story, the lead, the importance of clarity and nuance, the importance of drama, nutting out the lead, the details paragraph, the context paragraph, the quote
• Module 4: Journalism dos and don’ts - clarity about players and action, avoiding ambiguity, eliminating jargon, avoiding clichés, the right amount of detail, focus on pictures, ideas, not numbers, focus on emotions Module 5: Summary and exercises - standing out from your peers, news writing exercises