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Journalism
Summer
School 2021
London
Journalism Summer School 2021 - London - News Associates
NEWS ASSOCIATES JOURNALISM SUMMER SCHOOL 2021

JOURNALISM
SUMMER
SCHOOL - WHAT
WE’LL COVER
We can make you one promise –
your two weeks with us will fly by
because this is an intensive study
programme, designed to give you
a taste of what it takes to become
a journalist.

In your two weeks you will cover     JOURNALISM SUMMER SCHOOL
the following:                       - AN INTRODUCTION                                                                       “Doing my training at
lN  ewsgathering and news writing                                                                                           News Associates
lF  eature and magazine writing     Our hugely popular two-week summer         provide foundation skills and it should
lV  ideo journalism skills          school runs in our London office and is    appeal to those working on student
                                                                                                                             massively helped me
lJ  ournalism ethics and            an intensive course that covers the        media, blogs, websites and community         in a newsroom. No
  responsible reporting              basics of journalism, from news            projects. Many will join us as a way of      matter how good you
lT  he basics of media law          reporting to feature writing, with an      dipping their toe into the water and after
l Interviewing techniques           added emphasis on the growing              two weeks we are confident they will be
                                                                                                                             think you are as a
lR  eviewing and comment            importance of broadcast skills.            ready to take the plunge.                    young journalist, you
lA  n introduction to shorthand                                                                                             will get much better
lG  etting into freelance writing   And if all that sounds complicated then    We pride ourselves on the individual
lS  ports journalism                our aim is simple – providing a creative   attention we give to our trainees as they
                                                                                                                             and more refined with
lP  olitical journalism             environment to get you thinking about a    think about entering this most satisfying    training.”
lA  rts and culture journalism      career whose lure remains undiminished.    and exciting of professions.
                                     News Associates is officially the UK’s
                                                                                                                             Shingi Mararike,
You will also get a chance to        number one NCTJ journalism school                 Advice and assistance is never        The Sunday Times
produce stories for our partners     and has been for the past five                        far away from our full-time
South West Londoner.                 years. On top of that, our fast-                       tutors, editors and
                                     track journalism course has                             journalists, who want our       2021 COURSE DATES
Sessions are conducted by our        been the top-ranked for the                             newsroom to be your             London
award-winning training team and      last seven straight years and                           classroom.                      August 2-13 (Monday-Friday)
there will be talks from industry    we have been named the best
guest speakers.                      performing journalism                                    We look forward to             APPLY NOW
                                     school in London for the                                   working with you.            Email training@newsassociates.co.uk
                                     past decade.                                                                            or call 0203 026 3781 for an application
                                                                                                   James Toney,              form.
                                     Our summer school aims to                                    Managing Editor
Journalism Summer School 2021 - London - News Associates
NEWS ASSOCIATES JOURNALISM SUMMER SCHOOL 2021

                                 SUMMER SCHOOL -                                                                         COURSE
                                 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS                                                              FEEDBACK
                                 What does the course cost?                  Is there any recommended reading?
                                 Our two-week journalism summer              We will provide a full range of course
                                 school costs £645 and the course fee        and study notes for you as part of your
                                 must be paid in advance. Limited places     course fee.
                                 are available on the course, so a
                                 non-refundable £195 deposit is required     Will this study programme be enough
                                 to confirm your attendance.                 to get me a journalism job?
                                                                             Our journalism summer school is aimed
                                 Where does the course run?                  at providing essential foundation skills.
                                 The course currently runs in our London     Throughout the course we will give you
                                 office only.                                a broad understanding of the demands
                                                                             of the industry.
                                 What are the registration
                                 requirements?                               Many of those who study at the summer
                                 There are no specific entry requirements    school move on to further National
                                 but a good standard of written English is   Council for the Training of Journalists
                                 essential if you are going to take full     training with News Associates.
                                 advantages of the study programme.
                                 You will be required to complete an entry   News Associates runs this training in
                                 document and all decisions as to            London and Manchester, with full- and
                                 suitability are made at our discretion.     part-time study options, lasting between    News Associates is proud to be the         interesting and engaging. If people were    to tips for reviewing. We had a great
                                                                             22 and 40 weeks.                            UK’s number one journalism school.         to attend this course, at the very least,   group and the tutors were first class. I
                                 Is the course residential?                                                              Here’s what some recent attendees of       their writing would improve.”               couldn’t recommend the summer school
                                 There are many local hotels within                                                      the summer school made of their two-       Max Dunmore                                 more to an aspiring journalist.”
                                 walking distance which offer                                                            week study programme with us.                                                          Nicola Harding
                                 accommodation at reasonable rates. We                                                                                              “I can’t believe how much I learned in
                                 can provide information on request.                                                     “The best aspect about the course was      two weeks. The summer school                “I’d been involved with student media at
                                                                                                                         the range of teaching. For each topic we   certainly didn’t feel like school and it    university but I wasn’t 100 percent sure
                                 What are the hours of study?                                                            had a different teacher. This kept the     only made me more determined to             that journalism was for me. Now I
                                 This is an intensive study programme.                                                   sessions fresh, offered us different       pursue a career in journalism. I’d          absolutely want this to be my career. I
                                 The course starts each day at 10am and                                                  insights on the routes into journalism,    absolutely recommend it, it was great       can’t thank the staff at News Associates
                                 concludes at 5pm (with a one-hour                                                       and illustrated the various areas within   fun and I didn’t want it to end.”           more - learning from working journalists
                                 lunch break). The course runs Monday-                                                   journalism.                                Andrea Greene                               was so much better than reading from a
                                 Friday.                                                                                 “Secondly, the course improved my                                                      textbook.”
                                                                                                                         writing generally. The advice was          “We got a glimpse into every aspect of      Chris Francis
                                                                                                                         consistent and clear. The writing          journalism from shorthand to media law,
                                                                                                                         exercises were not just challenging, but   understanding how to use social media
Journalism Summer School 2021 - London - News Associates
NEWS ASSOCIATES JOURNALISM SUMMER SCHOOL 2021

                                 WHO ARE NEWS ASSOCIATES?                                                               HOW TO FIND US
 “My time at News
 Associates gave me              News Associates is officially the UK’s      Our unrivalled alumni network stretches                                                      AMPERSAND HOUSE,
                                 number one NCTJ journalism school,          around the world with former trainees                                                        49-53 YORK STREET,
 the hands-on                    with our trainees consistently achieving    working across the UK, in Australia,
                                                                                                                            Twickenham
                                                                                                                            Station                                       LONDON TW1 3LP
 experience and skill            the best exam results in the UK.            New Zealand, Canada, the United
 set to enter the world                                                      States, Hong Kong and throughout                                                             Ampersand House is a five-minute walk
                                 Based in the media heartlands of            Europe.                                                                                      from Twickenham train station. Come
 of journalism with              London and Manchester, we are home                                                                                                       out of the station and walk left over the
 confidence and                  to one of the country’s busiest press       We train more NCTJ-accredited                                                                bridge down London Road then take a
 invaluable knowledge.           agencies and our industry-leading           journalists in the UK every year than                                                        left turn down Arragon Road and follow
                                 journalism training is set against the      anyone else.                                                                                 the road round. Turn left onto Richmond
 I would not have                backdrop of a hectic working                                                                                                             Road and the office is on the left-hand
 survived one day in a           newsroom.                                   And in the past three years our trainees                                                     side.
 real-life newsroom                                                          have dominated the NCTJ Awards for                          News Associates
                                 Our recent graduates can be found in        Excellence, which are open to journalism                                                     If you are coming from Richmond train
 without them.”                  the newsrooms of national newspapers        schools across the country.                                                                  or tube (District line) station then the 33
 Rachel Addison, Financial       across the world, including The Sunday                                                                                                   bus (Elton Street, stop L) takes just six
                                 Times, The Guardian, The New York           In recent years, News Associates has                                                         minutes (eight stops), get off at York
 Times Group                     Times, The Sun, The Daily Mail and The      also trained more journalists who have                                                       Street Twickenham (Stop G) and walk
                                 Wall Street Journal. You’ll also see them   qualified as senior reporters, via their                                                     one minute back up Richmond Road
                                 presenting on BBC, ITV and Sky and          NQJ qualification (formerly NCE), than                                                       (keep Pizza Express and Zizzi on your
 “I wouldn’t have even           working at international news agencies      any other training provider. And the top                                      River Thames   left) and the office will be on your left.
 considered applying             such as Reuters and the Associated
                                 Press.
                                                                             marks in the national NQJ qualification
                                                                             are invariably secured by those we
 for my job if it wasn’t                                                     trained.
 for the skills and
 confidence I gained at
 News Associates. The
 expert tutors go
 above and beyond to
 prepare you for all
 aspects of being a
 journalist.”
 Kyle O’Sullivan,
 Daily Mirror
Journalism Summer School 2021 - London - News Associates
News Associates London,
Ampersand House,
49-53 York Street,
London
TW1 3LP

News Associates Manchester,
Carlton House
16-18 Albert Square
Manchester
M2 5PE

www.newsassociates.co.uk
0203 026 3781
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