Press Association

Course Outline 


A course for experienced, senior news reporters who want to add to the quality of their story telling skills and contacts.

Who should attend?

Experienced news reporters.

Course Description

This course takes a look at the quality and quantity of your news-writing, plus fresh ideas on sources for stories. 

Includes:

  • Finding stories when there seems nothing to write about
  • Getting more from seminars, exhibitions, press conferences, the web, visits and foreign trips
  • Getting the tough stories and working round problems
  • Practical news gathering exercises with in-depth debrief in copy clinic format
  • Writing quickly and accurately
  • The lighter touch
  • The legal side
  • Coaching junior reporters

Our partners, Press Association Training will be delivering this course on behalf on Journalism.co.uk.


Getting there

This course will be held at Press Association 292 Vauxhall Bridge Road London SW1V 1AE



About Press Association

The Press Association (PA) is the national news agency for the UK and Ireland and a leading multimedia content provider across web, mobile, broadcast and print. For the last 147 years PA has been providing fast, accurate feeds of text, data, photos and video. Today the business is increasingly focused on the delivery of complete products for both digital and print clients. 

The Press Association Training courses are specifically tailored to ensure they include the very latest developments in the rapidly changing world of the media.

All of PA's trainers are working journalists or PR professionals with the most up-to-date knowledge who always shape courses to the individual needs of those attending.