TCP Academy Journalism Course

Date – Tuesday, 31st October

Time – 12:30 PM Onwards

About the Event

This is a 6-week certification course that will be run by The Children’s Post Academy. As you do know, The Children’s Post of India has been churning out age-appropriate news and enrichment content for children and young adults since 2017. We also run a special program in which selected students are trained and work as journalists with the program for 6 months. For more than a year now, we have been receiving requests to allow students to take the training even if they are not a part of the EJ program. We are now ready to offer the training to you, dear readers.

How Will It Help:

This power-packed 6-week journalism course provides a comprehensive understanding of journalism, including research, copyright identification, photography, and report writing. The program will guide students through the process of creating compelling news/feature stories and articles that are both informative and engaging.

When and Where are the sessions held?

• All sessions are held online on the Zoom platform.
• They are held on the weekend – every Saturday and Sunday.
• Each session is typically about two hours – 1230 to 1430 hours IST.
• November 18 (Saturday) – December 24 (Sunday). (23rd December for training-only students).
• Attendance is required in at least 75% of the sessions.
• Opportunity to mentor the subsequent batches.

What Will The Programe Cover?

• Understanding Journalism.
• The Anatomy of Bias – Understanding our own biases and the biases around us.
• How to Review – Grammar, Structure, Bias elimination. Rights to images – CC0 to CC4.
• How to select news for kids.
• Research and Writing – How to research and then simplify a topic.
• Photo journalism – Good photography.
• Taking interviews.
• News Journalism – Writing news on contentious issues.
• Research for news journalism – how we ensure that we find, and present all the pertinent perspectives.
• Saying No to a story, Presenting oneself as an EJ, Doing Live Reporting from Your City.
• A guided session where we help you write a news story for real.

SIMPLE GUIDELINES TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR GROUP SESSIONS:

• All sessions will be conducted via Zoom so please download the App if you haven’t already.
• Please be on time for your Session to avoid missing out on any important information.
• Although the session is for two hour keep yourself free for an additional 30 mins.
• Kindly keep a note book and pen handy for taking any notes as you wish.
• Find a quiet place indoor where you can take the lesson without any distractions.
• Keep yourself on mute at all times unless when you are not interacting to avoid disturbance.
• If you are not able to hear the instructor properly please unmute yourself and raise it.
• Every session will be followed with a brief Q&A at the end to allow for any clarifications.

Event Terms and Conditions:

• One person permitted per transaction, i.e. if you book single ticket only one person is entitled to it.
• All sessions are held online on the Zoom platform.
• They are held on the weekend – every Saturday and Sunday.
• Each session is typically about two hours – 1230 to 1430 hours IST.
• Sessions will not be rescheduled in any of the cases.
• Please log in 20 mins prior to the session to be able to count audience.
• Audience will be subject to the legal proceedings if they upload any video of this show on any digital platforms.
• If Premier tickets finds more audience then required, your credit card will be charged for additional audience without prior notice or approval.
• There may be interruptions in the stream due to internet connectivity issues.
• By registering yourself on Premier Tickets, you hereby expressly agree to the above terms.