Course Description
This course is a must for those starting off in newspaper or magazine production, or those already doing the job but without any formal training. Learn the art of the sub-editor; how to edit quickly and accurately and write publishable headlines.
Who should attend?
- Anyone starting off in newspaper production
- Established sub-editors in need of a refresher.
Course Outline
- Establish the role of the modern production journalist
- Learn effective and tight copy writing
- Learn to use appropriate language
- Learn to write sharp intro's and build a solid story structure
- Use the correct pictures and write sharp captions
- Introduction to typography
- Undertake practical editing exercises
- Effective headline writing
- Accuracy and potential pitfalls
- Style, grammar and punctuation
- Introduction to layout
- Glossary of terms.
Length of Course
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Two days
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