Meet The Press: Beginner's Guide To Freelance Journalism

Freelance journalist, Brittany “B.” Knight offers her best practices for the beginner freelance journalist. In this hour and 45 minute class, students will learn how to effectively think, research and question like a true journalist. Additionally, B.  will give a crash course in crafting a newsworthy pitch to land your dream by-line. Students will receive industry standard resources and even gain the opportunity to have their written work published.

• Introduction
• Journalists vs. Bloggers
• Nine Principles of Journalism
• Five Categories of Journalism
• The Business of Writing
• Tools of he Trade
• Headlines & Content
• Research Like a Journalist
• Pitch Perfect
• Interview Skills Pt. 1
• Interview Skills Pt. 2
• Interview Skills Pt. 3
• Class Project
• Final Thoughts