Greetings from City University’s Journalism Department.
You are invited to an exclusive, free Journalism Skills and Jobs Event.
Tutors and alumni from the different MA journalism courses at City, University of London will be sharing practical tips and advice about gaining key journalism skills and how to forge a career in the media.
As well as the mini skills sessions listed below, there’s a jobs panel, and chance to ask any questions you may have about journalism and what we offer at City.
Agenda*:
- 17.00: Hello from City
- 17.05: How to shoot a 30 second social video – Broadcast/TV Journalism MA
- 17.20: Advanced search techniques to find stories and people – Newspaper Journalism MA
- 17.35: Tips on how to become a foreign correspondent – International Journalism MA
- 17.50: Getting stories from data - Data Journalism MA
- 18.05: 13 ways to kick-start your career in journalism – Magazine Journalism MA
- 18.20: Career panel – how to get a job in journalism, with alumni from Financial Journalism MA, Investigative Journalism MA and Interactive Journalism MA.
- 18.50: Q&A with Journalism staff from City
*The agenda is subject to change
The event will also offer three prizes in a draw open to all who attend the event. All registrants to the event will be automatically entered in the prize draw. Three students will win the opportunity to attend a class in the Specialism of their choice.
Please find the Prize Draw Terms and Conditions here.
City offers MA students the following 13 short course Journalism Specialism (some programmes only):
- Arts and Culture
- Investigative Reporting
- Political Reporting
- Reporting North America
- Popular Culture
- Health, Science and the Environment
- Security and Crime
- Sport
- Finance and Business
- Reporting the Middle East
- Film, TV, Video and Radio
- Lifestyle
- Humanitarian
You can also register to attend our Open Evening, on Wednesday 16th February, 17:00 -19:00 pm, where you can ask course tutors about individual Master’s degrees in the Department of Journalism.
Please get in touch with Jason Bennetto, if you have any questions.
Attendance at City events is subject to our terms and conditions.