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London College of Media and Journalism

The London College of Media and Journalism was founded by Media Training to provide outstanding training for journalists, writers and everyone working or wishing to work with words.

Media Training has an outstanding reputation for providing fun intensive hands-on courses for print design, publishing, broadcast and web design industries. We have brought that experience to The London College of Journalism.

The London College of Media and Journalism runs intensive training courses covering a raft of subjects. Whether you are an experienced journalist who wishes to hone their skills or an inexperienced writer who is going to be working in a new field and needs to expand their skillset we have the course for you.

All our courses are taught by professionals with extensive experience: journalism courses are taught by journalists, proofreading courses by proofreaders. In addition to our public scheduled courses we provide bespoke courses tailored to individuals and specific requirements of companies.

We run both public scheduled and private courses at our two training centres in Central London. We are also happy to run courses onsite at your offices in the UK or further afield.

If you have any questions call or email and we will ensure you get the course you require and the best value from your training budget.

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Featured courses

News Writing: Introduction

This course is designed to give a comprehensive all round introduction to news writing. All the essential aspects of news reporting are covered including how to find and shape ideas for news stories; what to ask when an editor is briefing you; how to make sure you get all the facts...
£595

Sub-editing: Introduction

This course is designed to help you develop the skills you need to be an outstanding sub-editor; an orderly mind, scepticism, an eye for detail, an obsession with accuracy and the ability to work quickly under pressure. This two day course utilises practical examples throughout and is ideal for those new...
£595

How to Write Effectively

This course is designed to help you deliver a message clearly, concisely and effectively - whatever the format. The course offers practical lessons and valuable guidance whether you are writing reports, leaflets, online messages, contracts or sales literature. You will develop your own style of writing and hone those skills allowing...
£325

Creative Writing in a Commercial World

Many of us enjoy the creative possibilities of writing. All too often however the writing we have to do in our work - from memos to marketing material, corporate newsletters, sales information or web copy - can seem dull, lifeless and far from creative. This course offers practical exercises, advice from...
£325

Feature Editing: Introduction

This one day course covers all the journalistic aspects of the feature editor’s job, as well as management functions and people skills. It covers setting and maintaining subbing standards, ensuring work is done to deadline, motivating a team and managing a budget. This course is available as individual tuition or a private...
£495

Feature Writing: Introduction

This course covers the writing and researching skills which every writer needs to master before they can become a competent feature writer. It also covers features ideas, how to ensure you follow an editor’s brief, how to research your subject thoroughly, how to identify the best interviewees and get the best...
£595

Filming and Editing Interviews

Video filming and editing skills are more and more in demand. Whether you need to film interviews of satisfied customers for a promotional film or website, or interview someone to accompany a news story this course will provide the skills and expertise to ensure you produce well-prepared, well-edited informative on-camera interviews. The...
£595

WordPress: Creating a Blog

WordPress is the most popular software system used by bloggers worldwide to write, tell their story or promote themselves or their brand. It allows you to design the look and feel of your blog easily and quickly using a variety of templates, or customise it completely to your specific requirements. WordPress...
£325

Business and Report Writing

Good written communication helps organisations communicate successfully. Business reports and communications should be clear, concise and free of ambiguity. This course will help you develop business writing skills that convey a targeted message and project a professional image. Through practical, hands-on exercises you will learn how to write more compelling and...
£325

News Writing: Advanced

This course is for those with some experience of news writing who wish to improve their researching and writing skills, work on ways to come up with new treatments for news stories and brush up on media law. The course is ideal for those who are writing news but have no...
£325