Journalism Society

Hi, I just found this online journalism course on a Google ad. It looks interesting, but before I think about signing up, I want a few opinions. Anyone know anything about it, and if so, is it good and legit?

http://www.britishcollegeofjournalism.com/

This link might be beneficial in your research on BCJ

What do people here think of the Brighton Journalism Works course? I think to sounds interesting, and I'm considering it . Very expensive though

http://www.journalistworks.co.uk/journalism-courses.html

The best way into the journalism industry is through contacts and work experience, journalism qualifications are less important

Yeah, I get that. But it does say on the site that part of the course involves more hands-on practical skills than a degree, and work experience and a portfolio at the end. I dunno, it just seemed interesting.

Speaking of which, how easy or difficult do you think it would be to write to loads of magazines and newspapers asking for work experience, when I have rather poor A Levels and no degree? That said, I have worked for a local magazine and I'm working on a personal blog (which isn't brilliant at the moment but hopefully I'll get there soon enough).

Does anyone know of good places for work experience?

See above post.

Hi guys. I want to become a broadcast journalist but I have a huge mountain to climb with my accent.

That can be alleviated You can practise lots by watching BBC news everyday, and trying to mimic it. Over time, you'll have a better type of accent for broadcasting.

Hi, my mum's trying to get me to apply for a Foundation Journalism Course: http://www.lcc.arts.ac.uk/courses/journalism/fda_journalism.htm

I'm not sure if I really want to do it, or whether it'd really be a good idea. Does that type of course help much for getting into magazine journalism?

Or could I be better off doing NCTJ Multimedia Journalism? http://www.nctj.com/custom/accredited/course?id=7
http://www.nctj.com/custom/accredited/course?id=78

Ah, choices . I'm so confused at what to do .

If you want to go for the foundation year hurry, because the deadline is on the fifteenth!
All the courses will aid you
but experience will be vital to pick up along the way.

I've been looking into becoming a journalist and it seems very interesting It's so difficult to get work experience for journalism when you're under 18!! Not one of the 7 or 8 newspapers and magazines I wrote to last year in my area gave me a place and all because I was too young! Grrr. Anyone know any that do allow young people for work experience places? I think I'd prefer to go into more serious journalism rather than women's magazines, etc but I wouldn't mind experience in them. Who knows - I might really like it