LSJ 3. Lesson 3 : The Junior Reporter

3. Lesson 3 : The Junior Reporter Assigned the job of junior reporter on a provincial weekly paper, you will learn essential basic newsgathering and copy-writing skills. The importance of…

LSJ 4. Lesson 4 : The Senior Reporter

4. Lesson 4 : The Senior Reporter What can be learnt from experience? Insight and instinct, the accurate interpretation of complex facts and their repercussions. Your first visit to a…

LSJ 5. Lesson 5 : Filing Copy

5. Lesson 5 : Filing Copy Getting to grips with the most fundamental journalistic skills – filing clean, accurate copy, understanding the purpose of house style and learning how newspaper…

LSJ 6. Lesson 6 : The Evening Papers

6. Lesson 6 : The Evening Papers Life on a busy evening paper. Its structure and staff hierarchy, the importance of deadlines and the use of separate editions. Covering a…

LSJ 7. Lesson 7 : The Nationals

7. Lesson 7 : The Nationals How national newspapers differ from the provincial press. The importance of politics and exclusives; what is meant by a ‘national outlook’, issues surrounding chequebook…

LSJ 8. Lesson 8 : Journalists and the Law

8. Lesson 8 : Journalists and the Law Legal restrictions and how journalists can avoid costly legal action. The dangers of libel and other pitfalls; qualified privilege and unintentional defamation;…

LSJ 9. Lesson 9 : Writing Features

9. Lesson 9 : Writing Features The different structure and style required for a features article. How to gauge the right approach, focus on the importance of interviews in features…

LSJ 10. Lesson 10 : More About Features

10. Lesson 10 : More About Features Progressing to in-depth features profiles; how to conduct successful face-to-face interviews. What is meant by ‘standfirsts’; using different features introductions to play up…

LSJ 11. Lesson 11 : Specialist Writing

11. Lesson 11 : Specialist Writing The special skills required by a range of specialist newspaper writers – from motoring journalists to gossip writers, from foreign correspondents and political columnists…

LSJ 12. Lesson 12 : Specialist Writing 2

12. Lesson 12 : Specialist Writing 2 The role and duties of the sports reporter and the sporting commentator. How magazines differ from newspapers in style and approach. The opportunities…