Feature Writing Stage 2
Masterclass: A Journalist’s Toolbox
Feature Writing Stage 2 is ideal if you want further guidance in getting published in magazines and newspapers. This course focuses on the tools of the trade for any good journalist.
It’s available to students who have already completed Feature Writing Stage 1 at the Sydney Writers’ Centre and who want to learn the nuts and bolts of the journalists' trade.
Feature Writing Stage 2 is a practical course that will ensure you understand a role of a journalist and give you more confidence that you are following the right conventions and ethics. This course is essential if you want to build on what you have already learnt in the first course.
In this course, you’ll learn practical skills on:
- how to find the right angle
- how to attribute quotes correctly
- advanced interviewing techniques
- how to create balance in your stories
- nailing the lead of your feature
- finding hard-to-get interviewees
- Freedom of Information
- where to find relevant sources for your story
- ethics and protocol
- facing journalistic dilemmas
- managing your contact book
- dealing with editors in the real world
- and other publishing conventions which are vital if you are
serious about honing your feature writing skills.
This course is presented by Judy Skatssoon who is the features editor at Australian Associated Press (AAP). She has also been a successful freelance feature writer, contributing to a diverse range of publications including The Sydney Morning Herald, life etc, Sydney’s Child, Women’s Health, ABC Online and many more. At AAP, Judy held a variety of positions including state political correspondent and national medical correspondent. She writes on a wide range of issues including the arts, health, politics, technology, women’s issues, business and more. Recently, Judy has also been a lecturer and tutor in journalism at UTS and is passionate about helping students discover the world of journalism and writing.
This writing course is usually held at the Sydney Writers' Centre in our professional harbourside training rooms. Email us if you would like to receive a Feature Writing Stage 2 course outline
Course dates and fees
Evening weekday classes
Feature Writing Stage 2
With Judy Skatssoon
4 Evening classes
Time: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Fee: $325 (includes GST)
Course starts:
Monday 24 November 2008 COMMENCED
Next seminar date: TBA
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