Fast-Track Course on
Content Writing: Crafting Newsworthy Reports
Without Compromising Accuracy
This 8-hour Fast-Track Course aims to provide aspiring journalists with the fundamental aspects of creating newsworthy reports. This course will delve not only into the basic elements, but also into the best practices of experienced journalists in the Philippines.
Course Schedule: August 30, 2024
Individual Rate: 9,000 PHP (160 USD)
Online Live via
Course Structure
Morning session: Introduction to News Writing
Session 1: Basics of Newswriting
– Structure of a news report
– The 5Ws and H
– Understanding what makes a story newsworthy (Elements)
Session 2: Writing and Refining Report
– Effective use of quotes and attributions
– Common errors to look out for
– Case studies of exemplary news reports
Test 1: Assessing the understanding of elements and basic structure of news
Afternoon session: Overcoming Challenges in News Writing
Session 3: Ethical Standards in Journalism
– Ensuring fairness and accuracy
– Understanding the code of ethics for journalists
– Avoiding conflict of interest to maintain credibility
Session 4: Praxis in the New Landscape
– Integrating fact-checking in news report
– Exploring engaging formats in news report
– Best practices from the field
Test 2: Assessing knowledge of best practices in news writing.
DURATION
2-Week Study
TIME COMMITMENT
4 Hours/Week
FORMAT
Live Online Classes
DELIVERABLES
4 Tests, 1 Project
DIFFICULTY
Intermediate
COURSE LANGUAGE
English
CERTIFICATION
Framed Physical & Digital Certificate
PLATFORMS
MS Office/Google Suite, Zoom Professional, Viber
What You’ll Learn
- Simplify overwhelming information and complex processes in the corporate setting
- Translate information into workplace efficiency
- Create writing guidelines that will match their corporate’s vision and mission
Course Schedules
- Day 1: August 30, 9:00AM to 5:00pm
Corporate Rates Available.
Special Packages and Rates are available for your organization.
Course Instructor
Ronalyn V. Olea is the editor in chief of Bulatlat, the oldest independent news website in the Philippines that has been subjected to various digital attacks, including Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS (dee-dos) and vulnerability scans.
Olea has conducted several digital security training programs with the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, and the International Association of Women in Radio and Television, among others.
She is one of the two Filipino journalists mentored by Sweden-based Qurium Media Foundation on digital security. She finished her MA in Journalism from the Ateneo Center for Journalism at the Ateneo de Manila University.
