Debate Chamber

Young Journalists Weekend

20th-21st November • University of London Union • Ages 11-14

Debate Chamber offers YOU the chance to make the news…

So you think you want to be a journalist? Find out more about this popular profession in this hands-on two-day course this summer. Make your own television news report; learn the secrets of a good interview, use real BBC equipment in a Television Centre tour; and write, edit and illustrate your own edition of a national newspaper – have you got what it takes to get the exclusive?

journalismBBC_News_24_setThe course programme includes:

  • Can the Sun really swing an election? – Understanding the power of the media and the role of journalists in a democratic country.
  • Writing for your audience – effective writing, using and avoiding bias, persuasive language, tabloid and broadsheet styles. Includes practical exercises based around the interpretation of vintage newsclips using different styles and perspectives.
  • Broadcasting – create your own television news report.
  • Career Paths – how to get started in journalism and on the day to day life of journalists in different areas of work from news and current affairs to music and fashion.
  • ‘The Newspaper Game’ – in teams, you take charge of a national newspaper.  Together you must edit, write and illustrate an edition of a tabloid or broadsheet paper in response to various live press conferences, exclusive interviews and other news items.
  • Participants will also go on a tour of the BBC Television Centre, where they’ll have an opportunity to see BBC broadcasting in action and even get to try out some of the equipment for themselves.

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The fee for the Young Journalists Weekend is £140 per student. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Debate Chamber offers a limited number of full and partial bursaries for students who would otherwise have difficulty attending. To book a place please email info@debatechamber.com, or call 0845 519 4827 or use the form below:

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