International Career Institute

Journalism Course

The World of Journalism

• The history of media and the free press
• The role of new technology
• The role of the journalist today

New Stories

• How to write a news story
• The importance of the intro
• How to find the right angle

Interviewing

• Developing interviewing techniques
• How to ask the right questions
• Preventing the pitfalls

Law

• What is defamation?
• What is copyright?
• The legal pitfalls for today’s journalists

TV and Radio

• The Role of radio, TV, and the Internet
• How the radio/TV newsroom work
• Writing your news bulletin

Writing Skills

• Improving your writing
• What is house style?
• How to file copy

Features and Specialisms

• How to plan and write a feature
• How to write a press release
• The role of the photo-journalist

Courts

• The structure of the courts
• How to write a safe court story
• What are inquests?

Public Administration

• The importance of Local and Central Govt
• What is the role of Europe?
• Covering council meetings

Where To Go From Here

• CV writing
• How does freelance work?

On successful completion of the course you will receive:

• A graduation certificate officially recognizing your successful completion of studies and qualifications as a journalist
• Transcripts indicating units completed
• Letter of recommendation and validation for current and future employers
• Post-nominal letters placed after your name which indicate that you hold the relevant qualification. For example: John Smith, DipJour

Start an exciting career as a journalist within print, radio, television or online mediums! The ICI journalism course offers you a unique opportunity to develop a full-time or part-time career as a professional journalist with a variety of establishments including:

• Metropolitan newspapers
• Suburban newspapers
• Country newspapers
• Consumer magazines
• Business magazines
• Television stations
• Commercial & community radio stations
• Public relations / publicity agencies
• Advertising agencies
• Book Publishers
• or you may wish to work as an independent freelance journalist.

This entire course is carried out via Distance Learning (also known as correspondence learning). Distance learning is ideal if you need to adapt to work, family, or other commitments. It is also extremely beneficial should you wish to fast-track your studies (and career) and not be locked into a timetable.

Our course content and learning experience ensure that your course is relevant and interesting. Learning, tutorial assistance, and assessments occur whenever and wherever you are in the country or world. It takes place at your own pace on your terms to fit your lifestyle. As an ICI student, you’ll never endure a pop quiz, spend countless hours and hundreds of dollars traveling, and never be late for an assignment or class.

Course Length

ICI courses allow you to study at your own pace with no assignment deadlines. This means that you determine the pace of the course and within which period you will ultimately complete your studies.

• Completing your course with ICI is flexible as you can fast-track and graduate in a matter of months. You complete activities and submit assignments whenever you are ready
• The maximum time given to complete a program is three years.