In this fast paced world of media and journalism, the demand for real-time reporting and writing is ever growing. Now is the time to sharpen your skills in the delivery of digital and printed text and Press Association offers a range of professional journalism writing courses to help you. You can choose from report or copywriting courses to news and features writing courses.
Press Association delivers over 100 million news stories each year to every national newspaper and all major broadcasters and in addition delivers over 40 features each week.
With such experience, Press Association trainers are all highly acknowledged professionals in the reporting and writing field. Learn from the best and excel in your career with one of our reporting and writing courses.
To see when the next course is scheduled, view our calendar.
View all our specialist writing courses below:
If you have a bespoke reporting and writing training need, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Effective business and report writing
Clear, effective written communication is a skill that can make you stand out from the crowd. It is one of the cornerstones of any successful business or organisation. This course will radically change the way you write and make you a better communicator. View more about our effective business and report writing course.
News and Features writing
Writing features with colour needs different research skills from writing news reports. This course will introduce the principles of good copy writing including types of news writing, identifying the story angle and giving a story structure for both feature and news writing styles. View more about our news and features writing course.
Business and finance reporting
Learn how to write and present the business pages so that they have credibility and clarity. Gain insight into pitching pages at the right level and using business pages to attract advertising.
Who should attend: Anybody working on the business pages or thinking of doing so.
Sports Writing
Run by highly experienced sports journalists, this course will equip you with the writing skills and news gathering techniques needed to be an effective sports writer. Write sports features and columns, analyse and interpret statistics and look at visual opportunities. View more about our sports writing course.
Reporting masterclass
This course is for those senior reporters who wish to sharpen their skills. This is the most high-powered of our report writing courses. It deals with alternative sources of stories; professional forward planning techniques, story development and investigative work. View more about our reporting masterclass.
Writing for Non Journalists
This is a course for all who have no formal training in the written word. We answer the question, what makes news? Learn how to write good intro's, use clear, simple language and develop basic interviewing skills. This course is ideal for anyone who is asked to provide words for print and web. View more about our news and feature writing for non journalists course
Investigative journalism
Learn how to find new ideas and turn them into news or feature stories that will set your publication ahead of the rest of the pack. This practical course will provide an insight into how you can use readily available information to turn around cost-effective investigations that will make exclusive stories.
It includes sessions on Data Mining, Crowd-Sourcing, provides practical advice on when you can and cannot get away with using subterfuge and which organisations you can enlist for support.
Who should attend: News and feature reporters/editors looking for off-diary stories and an innovative approach or anyone aiming to take on investigative stories.
Course length: One day.
Effective bill and blurb writing
This practical course deals with the effective marketing of newspapers, in particular promotional panels and bill writing. Learn how to reach new readers and keep existing ones. View more about our effective bill and blurb writing course.
Public administration
Learn how to find the human interest in official sources. Bring yourself up to date on the new rules and structures in local government. Learn how to turn dry as dust original sources into stories that matter about real people. More about our public administration course.
If you cannot find a programme to suit your training needs in the above list of reporting and writing courses, please contact us for a bespoke training proposal.
