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Journalism Summer School London
NEWS ASSOCIATES JOURNALISM SUMMER SCHOOL
JOURNALISM
SUMMER
SCHOOL - WHAT
WE’LL COVER
We can make you one promise –
your two weeks with us will fly by
because this is an intensive study
programme, designed to give you
a taste of what it takes to become
a journalist.
In your two weeks you will cover JOURNALISM SUMMER SCHOOL
the following: - AN INTRODUCTION
lN ewsgathering and news writing
lF eature and magazine writing Our hugely popular two-week summer provide foundation skills and it should
lV ideo journalism skills school runs in our London office and is appeal to those working on student “Doing my training at
lJ ournalism ethics and an intensive course that covers the media, blogs, websites and community
responsible reporting basics of journalism, from news projects. Many will join us as a way of
News Associates
lT he basics of media law reporting to feature writing, with an dipping their toe into the water and after massively helped me
l Interviewing techniques added emphasis on the growing two weeks we are confident they will be in a newsroom. No
lR eviewing and comment importance of broadcast skills. ready to take the plunge.
lA n introduction to shorthand
matter how good you
lG etting into freelance writing And if all that sounds complicated then We pride ourselves on the individual think you are as a
lS ports journalism our aim is simple – providing a creative attention we give to our trainees as they young journalist, you
lP olitical journalism environment to get you thinking about a think about entering this most satisfying
lA rts and culture journalism career whose lure remains undiminished. and exciting of professions.
will get much better
News Associates is officially the UK’s and more refined with
You will also get a chance to number one NCTJ journalism school Advice and assistance is never training.”
produce stories for our partners and has been for the past five far away from our full-time
South West Londoner. years. On top of that, our fast- tutors, editors and Shingi Mararike,
track journalism course has journalists, who want our Sky News
Sessions are conducted by our been the top-ranked for the newsroom to be your
award-winning training team and last seven straight years and classroom.
there will be talks from industry we have been named the best
guest speakers. performing journalism We look forward to APPLY NOW
Email training@newsassociates.co.uk
school in London for the working with you.
or call 0203 026 3781 for an application
past decade.
form.
James Toney,
Our summer school aims to Managing Editor
NEWS ASSOCIATES JOURNALISM SUMMER SCHOOL
SUMMER SCHOOL - COURSE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FEEDBACK
What does the course cost? Is there any recommended reading?
Our two-week journalism summer We will provide a full range of course
school costs £645 and the course fee and study notes for you as part of your
must be paid in advance. Limited places course fee.
are available on the course, so a
non-refundable £195 deposit is required Will this study programme be enough
to confirm your attendance. to get me a journalism job?
Our journalism summer school is aimed
Where does the course run? at providing essential foundation skills.
The course currently runs in our London Throughout the course we will give you
office only. a broad understanding of the demands
of the industry.
What are the registration
requirements? Many of those who study at the summer
There are no specific entry requirements school move on to further National
but a good standard of written English is Council for the Training of Journalists
essential if you are going to take full training with News Associates.
advantages of the study programme.
You will be required to complete an entry News Associates runs this training in
document and all decisions as to London and Manchester, with full- and
suitability are made at our discretion. part-time study options, lasting between News Associates is proud to be the interesting and engaging. If people were to tips for reviewing. We had a great
22 and 40 weeks. UK’s number one journalism school. to attend this course, at the very least, group and the tutors were first class. I
Is the course residential? Here’s what some recent attendees of their writing would improve.” couldn’t recommend the summer school
There are many local hotels within the summer school made of their two- Max Dunmore more to an aspiring journalist.”
walking distance which offer week study programme with us. Nicola Harding
accommodation at reasonable rates. We “I can’t believe how much I learned in
can provide information on request. “The best aspect about the course was two weeks. The summer school “I’d been involved with student media at
the range of teaching. For each topic we certainly didn’t feel like school and it university but I wasn’t 100 percent sure
What are the hours of study? had a different teacher. This kept the only made me more determined to that journalism was for me. Now I
This is an intensive study programme. sessions fresh, offered us different pursue a career in journalism. I’d absolutely want this to be my career. I
The course starts each day at 10am and insights on the routes into journalism, absolutely recommend it, it was great can’t thank the staff at News Associates
concludes at 5pm (with a one-hour and illustrated the various areas within fun and I didn’t want it to end.” more - learning from working journalists
lunch break). The course runs Monday- journalism. Andrea Greene was so much better than reading from a
Friday. “Secondly, the course improved my textbook.”
writing generally. The advice was “We got a glimpse into every aspect of Chris Francis
consistent and clear. The writing journalism from shorthand to media law,
exercises were not just challenging, but understanding how to use social media
NEWS ASSOCIATES JOURNALISM SUMMER SCHOOL
WHO ARE NEWS ASSOCIATES? HOW TO FIND US
“My time at News
Associates gave me News Associates is officially the UK’s Our unrivalled alumni network stretches AMPERSAND HOUSE,
number one NCTJ journalism school, around the world with former trainees 49-53 YORK STREET,
the hands-on with our trainees consistently achieving working across the UK, in Australia,
Twickenham
Station LONDON TW1 3LP
experience and skill the best exam results in the UK. New Zealand, Canada, the United
set to enter the world States, Hong Kong and throughout Ampersand House is a five-minute walk
Based in the media heartlands of Europe. from Twickenham train station. Come
of journalism with London and Manchester, we are home out of the station and walk left over the
confidence and to one of the country’s busiest press We train more NCTJ-accredited bridge down London Road then take a
invaluable knowledge. agencies and our industry-leading journalists in the UK every year than left turn down Arragon Road and follow
journalism training is set against the anyone else. the road round. Turn left onto Richmond
I would not have backdrop of a hectic working Road and the office is on the left-hand
survived one day in a newsroom. And in the past three years our trainees side.
real-life newsroom have dominated the NCTJ Awards for News Associates
Our recent graduates can be found in Excellence, which are open to journalism If you are coming from Richmond train
without them.” the newsrooms of national newspapers schools across the country. or tube (District line) station then the 33
Rachel Mortimer, across the world, including The Sunday bus (Elton Street, stop L) takes just six
Times, The Guardian, The New York In recent years, News Associates has minutes (eight stops), get off at York
The Telegraph Times, The Sun, The Daily Mail and The also trained more journalists who have Street Twickenham (Stop G) and walk
Wall Street Journal. You’ll also see them qualified as senior reporters, via their one minute back up Richmond Road
presenting on BBC, ITV and Sky and NQJ qualification (formerly NCE), than (keep Pizza Express and Zizzi on your
“I wouldn’t have even working at international news agencies any other training provider. And the top River Thames left) and the office will be on your left.
considered applying such as Reuters and the Associated
Press.
marks in the national NQJ qualification
are invariably secured by those we
for my job if it wasn’t trained.
for the skills and
confidence I gained at
News Associates. The
expert tutors go
above and beyond to
prepare you for all
aspects of being a
journalist.”
Kyle O’Sullivan,
Daily Mirror
News Associates London, Ampersand House, 49-53 York Street, London TW1 3LP News Associates Manchester, Carlton House 16-18 Albert Square Manchester M2 5PE www.newsassociates.co.uk 0203 026 3781
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