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Journo's Gym
What’s in a story? Whether you’re trying to write a gripping opener or develop a windy narrative, this comprehensive practical course will exercise young journalists’ writing skills so that they learn how adapt their writing styles.
By the end of this course, journalists will be able to write both hard news stories and opinion pieces on both traditional media platforms and on the internet with ease. They will learn how to write tight, entertaining stories that speak to the intended audience. It’s designed as a refresher and will help them structure stories with tight story lines and great flow, meet their deadlines and know when to stop writing.
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Duration: 3 days
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Level: Basic
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Learning outcomes:
Journalists will be able to to write narratives that keep audiences’ attention, repurpose copy and rewrite articles to ensure they are captivating.
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Who should attend:
Young reporters who need to learn how to build up their writing and diversify their approaches as well as more experienced mid-level journalists could benefit from this refresher course to help them strengthen their writing and change their approach to storytelling from time to time.
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Other course offerings
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Core Interviewing Skills
3 Days
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Feature Writing
3 Days
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Writing Masterclass
3 Days
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Developing a media strategy
3 Days
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Internal and External Communication Strategies
3 Days
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Video editing for online and mobile
3 Days
For more information, contact
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Dimakatso Mathe
Project officer: Multimedia
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You can also request more information with this form:
For more information, contact
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Gugu Ndaba
Project officer: Corporate Communications
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You can also request more information with this form: