Media, multimedia and research courses

This is a list of the one-day, two-day and evening open courses we are currently offering over the coming months.

We also offer bespoke and in-house training courses - for more information, email Sarah Marshall or call her on 01273 384290. You can also contact Sarah if you have an idea for a course you would like to teach, or if you cannot find the course you want here.

An introduction to data journalism: taming the numbers

Tutor: Kevin Anderson

Start date: 28 May 2012

Duration: One day

Location: London, W1

As governments and institutions release more data, complex numbers have become an important part of many stories. Data journalism is now a skill that can set you apart in a competitive job market.

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Intermediate data journalism

Tutor: Kevin Anderson

Start date: 29 May 2012

Duration: One day

Location: London, W1

Now that you know the basics about data journalism, get ready to take your skills to the next level. You'll leave the course with more confidence on how to tame data, make more powerful visualisations and build stronger cases from your investigative reporting.

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Online media law

Tutor: David Banks

Start date: 11 June 2012

Duration: One day

Location: London, WC1

A course that focuses on the media law that particularly affects those working in new media - websites, bloggers, social media and hyperlocal sites.

The course covers libel, contempt, privacy and confidentiality, copyright, Data Protection Act and Misuse of Computers Act with special reference to cases affecting those working online.

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Improve your blogging

Tutors: Martin Belam

Start date: 20 June

Duration: Evening (3 hours)

Location: London

Blogging has gone from being an alternative means of publishing on the internet to something adopted by mainstream media organisations and companies. Successful blogs have a distinctive tones and rhythm that allow the blogger's voice to stand out. In this intensive evening course you'll learn how to develop that tone and rhythm for your blog.

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Online video journalism

Tutor: Adam Westbrook

Start date: 21 June 2012

Duration: One day

Location: Haggerston, London

In this intensive one-day workshop you'll be introduced to video in all its shapes and sizes and see examples of the best digital storytelling on the web. You'll be introduced to the equipment you need and how to get professional results, regardless of your budget. Most of all, you'll discover how to find stories for video, how to tell them in the most visual way and craft a compelling narrative, using advanced storytelling techniques.

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SEO for journalists: a practical guide to getting your work found

Tutors: Adam Tinworth

Start date: 28 June

Duration: One day

Location: London, W1

Do you want to get to grips with search engine optimisation (SEO)? This one-day course is a practical guide to ensure that your journalism is found

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Kindle publishing: How to get into the ebook market

Tutors: Martin Belam

Start date: 29 June

Duration: One day

Location: London, W1

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Online sub-editing

Tutors: Emmanuelle Smith and Jane Wild

Start date: Monday, 16 July (SOLD OUT), 23 July

Duration: One day

Location: London, W1

Whether you’re a print sub-editor looking to update your skills and transfer them to the web, or looking for that first job in online journalism, you will benefit from this one-day course. As the media and the way in which readers consume it evolve, multi-skilled journalists who can produce great copy for the web are more in demand than ever.

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Media law refresher

Tutor: David Banks

Start date: 3 September 2012

Duration: One day

Location: London, WC1

A one-day course on various aspects of media law that can affect anyone publishing in the UK.

It would update those with training in media law or would serve as an introduction to media law for those with little or no experience in this field.

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Successful freelance journalism

Tutors: Olivia Gordon and Jo Payton

Start date: 22 September 2012

Duration: One day

Location: London, EC2M

Do you want to know how to get off the ground as a freelance writer and build a successful business? Led by two experienced and in-demand journalists, this course on how to be a successful freelance journalist will help anyone thinking of working as a freelance journalist, as well as new freelancers, or those who are already working in the field but want a refresher to up their game.

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Advanced research skills

Tutor: Colin Meek

Start date: 12 September

Duration: One day

Location: London, W1

An intensive one-day course covering quick tips for slicker working and a range of other investigative techniques and strategies for taking your desk research to the next level.

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Stiletto Bootcamp: Writing for women's magazines - online course

Tutors: Tiffany Wright

Start date: Flexible. A new course starts on the 1st of every month.

Duration: Six weeks

Location: Online

Taught by top national magazine writer Tiffany Wright, this course is suitable for journalists intending to write for women's magazines such as Cosmo, Glamour, Grazia and Marie Claire.

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Adding a second string to your bow

Tutor: Steve Bustin

Date: TBC

Duration: Evening (3 hours)

Location: London, W1

Times are tough for freelance journalists, with increasing numbers of writers chasing a decreasing number of commissions, leaving many facing a reduced income.

This intensive training course examines ways to boost your income by developing a 'second string to your bow', developing and selling other services such as corporate copywriting, PR and paid public speaking.

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