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Freelance Journalism Diploma Course

Being a freelance journalist takes more than just the ability to write well. This course will provide you with all the skills and knowledge you need to make it in this exciting industry. You’ll learn what it takes to be a good journalist, what is expected of you as a representative of the profession, how to write depending on the kind of journalist you want to be, pitch stories and kick-start your career.

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Course overview:

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9 Modules

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Earn reward points

What Will You Learn?

This specialist course is primarily designed for those who wish to pursue a career in journalism, whether you have previously taken a writing course or not. With everything covered from the basics of journalism and using specific writing styles, to setting up as a freelancer, finding work and getting paid fairly.

Bloggers will also find a lot of information in the Freelance Journalism Diploma Course that will sharpen your writing skills and how you approach your work. Content marketers will also find the course to be beneficial in ensuring your site’s content is engaging and relevant.

  • Introduction
  • Part 1: What Does it Mean to be a Freelance Journalist?
  • Part 2: Getting Used to Change
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 1 Assessment

  • Part 1: Journalistic Writing
  • Part 2: Lawful and Ethical Responsibilities of a Journalist
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 2 Assessment

  • Part 1: What is News Journalism?
  • Part 2: Main Roles in News Journalism
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 3 Assessment

  • Part 1: Research
  • Part 2: Know How to Conclude
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 4 Assessment

  • Part 1: What is Feature Writing?
  • Part 2: Types of Features
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 5 Assessment

  • Part 1: Main Feature Writing Skills
  • Part 2: How to Get Quotes
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 6 Assessment

  • Part 1: What is Niche Journalism?
  • Part 2: The Importance of Niche Journalism
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Module 7 Assessment

  • Part 1: Making Yourself More Marketable
  • Part 2: Payment: What to Charge
  • Test Your Knowledge
  • Key Learning Points Exercise
  • Conclusion
  • Module 9 Assessment

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The Freelance Journalism Diploma Course will take you up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course, it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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All of our courses vary in length but most of our courses will take you between 50 - 250 hours to complete. The length of this course can be found in the Accreditations section above.

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