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Free investigative workshops – Glasgow 7 September 2024
The Centre for Investigative Journalism (CIJ) will be holding a day of free investigative workshops and talks, rounded off with a keynote talk from ITV News Head of Investigations Imogen Barrer. There will be teas and coffees, and at the end of the day networking drinks. The event will be held at the National Library of Scotland on Saturday…
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Free courses on Leadership skills and News Verification skills launched for 2024
A lack of meaningful progression in newsrooms is something that many members have raised as barriers in their career, and something the NUJ is committed to tackling across the industry. With that in mind we are particularly encouraging participation in these training opportunities from underrepresented groups in journalism. NUJ training for leadership in the…
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Upcoming courses
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SPRING TRAINING SCHEDULE 2020
Wednesday, 25 March Law for journalists in Scotland Scots Law for Journalists is a two-year course at HND level, or a 16-week course on block release – we will attempt to cover the main points in seven hours! As a result, the tutor will concentrate on explaining the principles of…
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Calling all freelance members! Do you want your union to help you get work based on your professional skills and experience, whilst also providing training opportunities to develop or widen your skills?
We are pleased to announce exciting news of a pilot project funded by the STUC via the Scottish Government Fair Work initiative. We are looking for freelance members to help us test and give feedback on a new digital platform being developed exclusively for our members to match potential clients with freelances and to…
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Introduction to TV drama scriptwriting – Saturday 2 November 2019 – Glasgow
If you’ve been itching to write and have ideas that need to come to life, this one-day course is for you. Netflix will this year spend US $12 billion on original content, while here in the UK, the BBC spends more than £2.7 billion each year on content. A significant proportion goes toward creating hits…
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Autumn Training Opportunities 2019
AUTUMN TRAINING SCHEDULE 2019 Wednesday, 28 August Google workshop for Journalists (Glasgow) £10 booking fee A workshop being delivered by Abigail Edge and looking at: Google’s tools for journalists, covering advanced search techniques, Google Trends, verification and interactive multimedia Friday, 30 August TV News Production (Glasgow) Funded Only a handful of print journalists make the…
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Travel Writing – 24 May 2019 (Glasgow)
This course is more a nuts and bolts course rather than a ‘How to Write Travel Articles’ course. Hugh only takes on people who can write already as he teaches how to break into travel using skills journalists have already. Course costs £95 for NUJ members which includes a sandwich lunch and all materials. To…
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PR and Communications Training – 17 May 2019 (Glasgow)
The media industry remains in a state of constant flux. Traditional news media is changing and the way we consume news has been transformed thanks to social media. Accusations of ‘fake news’ and lack of trust abound. The importance of communicating your message to your audiences in the right way, at the right time and…
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