
Learn the roles and responsibilities of a professional online or offline journalist with this free journalism course. This free online journalism course will boost your career and help give you the edge over your competition. The course will guide you through the ethical responsibilities and public duties of journalists, how to use facts and opinions to write quality articles, and how to avoid conflicts of interest. It also covers some really helpful information like how to become a journalist and the daily routine of a reporter.
| Course Category | Education |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Diploma |
| Course Duration | 10-15 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Describe the different types of journalist • Define the main criteria for a news story • Describe the different workflow's, roles and responsibilities in a newsroom • Explain the digital challenges facing journalists • Describe digital security principles • Explain the use of data in journalism • Explain the responsibilities of a free press in a free society • Describe what rights are essential in order for journalists to do their jobs • Explain the ethics of journalism • Explain how journalism enhances civil society • Explain how to produce investigative journalism to international standards • Describe the development and evolution of print media • List the different types of editor |
| Course Code | 1348 |



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