THEY SAY:
“Superb couple of days. It made me reassess my
approach to news-writing. And I enjoyed the hands-on training.”
Improve your news-writing
2 Days
What you will learn:
If you have been writing news stories
regularly for at least six months, online or in print, you will
learn how to improve your news reporting and writing skills
and generate more and better stories, especially off-diary.
This course includes a copy clinic to look closely at your
writing.
Workshop content includes:
• The secrets of finding more off-diary stories
• Getting more from press releases
• Generating stories when you’re stuck
in the office
• Making the most of conferences and
exhibitions
• Sharpening your intros
• Using your diary for maximum effect
• How to make technical copy more readable
• Writing ‘soft’ news
Not for: Beginners to news-writing
Digital Highlights
• New approaches for
writing online