Course outlines

Full course outlines can be obtained for all our Zoom courses below.

Zoom Courses 2/3 hour sessions (£40 for NUJ members/£70 for non-members)

Zoom Courses 5/6 hour sessions (£60 for NUJ members/£100 for non-members)

Law, Freelance and Career Progression

• Contempt & reporting issues
• Copyright & commissioning
• Defamation
• Libel in the UK
• Photographers and the law
• Privacy and confidentiality
• The Effective Freelance
• The Entrepreneurial Freelance
• Professional Development for Journalists

Design

• Adobe Photoshop Introduction
• InDesign Introduction
• WordPress Introduction

PR & Communications

• How to look your best onscreen
• PR & Communications
• Media Awareness
• Presenting skills for Radio and Podcast

Writing

• All you need to be a great news writer in 2 hours
• Creative Writing
• Feature Writing and Pitching
• Column Writing
• Scriptwriting introduction
• The Book Route: Getting your project published
• Writing for the Web
• Writing for Magazines
• Crime Writing
• Fantasy Writing
• Writing for Children
• Self Publishing (Ingram Spark/Kindle)
• Travel Writing

Technical Skills

• Filming & editing for iDevices
• Filming & editing for Androids
• Filming & Photography with drones for beginners
• Filming & Photography with action cameras for beginners
• Podcasting Introduction
• Special Effects for Film and Photography

Investigation and Research

• Advanced Internet Research
• Fact Checking
• Investigative Journalism
• News Verification
• Forensics for Crime Reporting
• Forensics for Crime Writers
• Freedom of Information Masterclass

Leadership

• Collaborative Leadership Stage One
• Collaborative Leadership Stage Two
• How to be a great Editor

Social Media & AI

• Improving computer literacy
• Search Engine Optimisation
• Social Media Introduction
• Social Media Advanced
• AI Essentials for Journalists

Journalism

• Data Journalism Introduction
• Data Visualisation
• Sports Journalism
• Journalism for Beginners
• Climate Emergency Training for Journalists
• Interviewing Skills