Training news

Leeds Trinity students to launch local news site

Leeds Northern will offer news and features covering north Leeds, as part of a 'web-first' approach for postgraduates at Leeds Trinity

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 25/03/13

How to: get into music journalism

Experienced music journalists share their advice

Posted by Alastair Reid on 22/03/13

Mobile reporting lessons from Leeds Trinity University

Students at Leeds Trinity University and their course leader Richard Horsman, share their experiences of iPhone reporting following a recent project

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 12/03/13

South African site offers photography students a 'mentor experience'

The site aims to inspire photography students, and help them understand the important role photojournalism plays in democracy

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 11/03/13

How For Journalism hopes to offer training for 'next generation'

The For Journalism project, which is gathering pledges on Kickstarter, aims to offer training for 'the next generation of news-application developers'

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 27/02/13

How to: get into sports journalism

Top tips for aspiring sports journalists

Posted by Alastair Reid on 26/02/13

Tutor creates shorthand app for trainee journalists

The web app has dictation exercises, a multiple choice quiz to test outlines, and an area for revision practice

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 12/02/13

How community journalism centre will support hyperlocals

The centre, which has now been launched by Cardiff University, will provide both an online network and a physical training centre

Posted by Dominic Gilbert on 18/01/13

BBC News website editor: Five key digital journalism skills

Steve Herrmann, editor of the BBC News website, shares a list of skills he looks for when recruiting journalists for his team

Posted by Sarah Marshall on 07/01/13

Google launches journalism fellowship with US news outlets

Google has announced a new journalism fellowship in partnership with eight news outlets including Poynter, Nieman Journalism Lab and ProPublica

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 18/12/12

Leeds Trinity plans to issue iPhones to journalism postgrads

The University College plans to issue iPhones to its cohort of postgraduate diploma broadcast journalism students on arrival in January

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 23/11/12

Cardiff University and the Guardian to launch Masters degree

The new journalism with digital media degree, which is still subject to validation, plans to accept the first cohort of students in September next year

Posted by Rachel McAthy on 26/09/12