International training organisation the SAE Institute has launched a new course in digital journalism.

The Digital Journalism Diploma certificate is aimed at online journalists, PR and communications professionals and will be taught from the institute's London campus.

The new course is the first journalism programme to be offered in the UK by SAE, which has sister centres in the UK and abroad, including in the US and Australia, and has previously specialised in audio engineering and filmmaking courses.

The year-long programme will begin with its first intake on 25 October and will be taught at evenings and weekends. Students will also receive video cameras and laptops for use on the course, which will covering multimedia storytelling, building an online presence, podcasting, video editing and dealing with new publishing technologies.

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