Publications are developing into multimedia channels with sharp content which deliver added value through videos, interactive picture galleries, social media integration, audio and much more online. To stay competitive, it is important to use all multimedia channels to engage with your audience.
Press Association multimedia courses serve to provide you with the knowledge tools needed to keep the multimedia dynamics of your business fresh and up to date.
To see when the next course is scheduled, view our calendar.
Below is a list of courses available through Press Association multimedia training:
If you have a bespoke multimedia training need, please to not hesitate to contact us.
Build Your Own Website In A Day
Whether you want a portfolio or CV site, a travel site or platform for your work, this course will teach you the five basic building blocks of using WordPress. View more about our build your own website in a day course.
Learn to shoot and edit video
Learn to effectively use a video camera, shoot an interview and edit packages using Adobe Premier Elements software. This video editing course will teach you how to shoot and edit a high quality video editing package. View more about our learn to shoot and edit video course.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Understanding how search engines work is crucial in the media publishing world, but navigating your way through the baffling array of technology, complex algorithms and metadata can be confusing. Press Association offers a first class SEO copywriting course, tailored to the needs of the modern journalist. View more about our SEO course.
Social Media - for newspaper journalists
Learn about the different social media tools and channels and how they can be utilised to your advantage. Build an audience and engage with the digital community plus much more in the intensive one day workshop. View more about our social media course.
Soundslides - a web gallery with brains
Understand the creative impact of combining images and audio in a picture gallery. Gather and edit audio and produce a slideshow for your own website.
Ideal for anyone who has access to a website and wants to generate truly unique and bespoke content. View more about our Soundslides course.
Presenting and interviewing on camera
This course teaches the best practice in presenting and interviewing on camera. Learn how to get the best out of your interviewee and make your video presentation sharp and interesting.
Who should attend:
Anyone who wishes to learn or better their skills in on-camera presence, presenting and interviewing.
Course length
- One day
Price
- £330 +VAT
Writing and editing for print and web
This workshop covers the best theory and practice for web copy. Learn what will engage the web community and generate the most interest. This one-day workshop is intensive, hands on and involves plenty of practical work. Delegates can also have their own current web content reviewed by our specialist trainers. Find out more about our writing and editing for print and web course.
Newspapers and the web
Many newspapers are adapting their services and providing their content in digital web format. This workshop is aimed at those journalists who are concerned with this transition from traditional print format into digital. Learn what this means and how newspapers have and will continue to develop from these changes.
Who should attend:
Journalists who are involved or interested in the newspaper's developing relationship with the web.
Course length
- Two days
Price
- £630 +VAT
If you cannot find a programme to suit your training needs in the above list of Multimedia courses, please contact us for a bespoke training proposal.

