Freelance Journalism
Diploma FJ12
Journalism, Media & Photography
Learning Method: Correspondence with online support

This course has been developed to meet the requirements of freelance journalists working on assignment for a range of newspapers with some broadcasting elements. It is packed with practical activities and you will have real articles and features to write and submit to newspaper editors. In addition, you can access the online activities in the eLearning Centre to further practise and test your knowledge and skills. And you can talk with other students from all over the country in the Student Forum.

Materials: Your course includes College folder and student case, all modules (tutorials and assignment projects), textbooks, learning tools, tutor feedback and marking, College support, progressive Transcripts of Study, Graduate Awards and final Academic Transcripts, access to the eCampus, eNews, Student ID Pass, and access to educational discounts.

With this course program you can undertake the Freelance Journalism Course (12 modules) then undertake the Advanced Freelance Journalism Course (6 modules).

The aim of these courses is to develop your knowledge and skills to the level of paid freelance journalist.

Freelance journalists usually work from home writing articles and features that are sold to newspapers and magazines around the world. It’s an exciting field packed with variety, challenge and it's also a career that offers interesting perks and substantial rewards.

"One of the things I love about news reporting is that every day is a brand new day."

- Sandra Sully, Presenter, Ten Late Night News

Your Freelance Journalism Course will start you on the pathway of becoming a successful freelance journalist. Through the course you will learn about mainstream journalism (news journalism, rounds reporting, ethical reporting, etc;.) the lucrative area of applied journalism, the art of professional interviewing, article writing, feature writing, column writing, writing entertainment reviews and more. When you progress to the Advanced Freelance Journalism Course you will expand your skills to news reporting under pressure and photojournalism, and you will start tackling some 'live' reporting through The Virtual Newsroom.

With the support of your tutor (a newspaper editor who works in the industry running a busy newspaper), you will learn the essential components of coming up with story ideas, structuring your story in the way that editors want, writing the story from headline to tail and you will acquire advanced skills in how to present your work for editors.

This is one of the most comprehensive correspondence courses available in Freelance Journalism. Through progressive learning and practical activities you will learn to write winning articles in the areas of fashion, travel, news and current affairs, general interest, health and fitness, women's and men's topics, and more.

You will learn the keys to writing good articles that editors want to buy and you will learn how to working with the five fundamental questions every journalist must know to get their stories published. Also, in this Course you will learn about the value of selling and re-selling your articles and how syndication works. With this aim in mind, you will gain invaluable skills in how to profit from freelance journalism.