Introduction to Journalistic Writing
About Me
A course by Paco Herranz , Journalist
About the video: About Me
Overview
“In this lesson, I will tell you who I am, where I come from, my personal circumstances and why I am a journalist and teacher. I will also share with you what my studies are, my stay in Russia as a correspondent and some of the works that I am most proud of.”
In this video lesson Paco Herranz addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Journalistic Writing. Learn to write a good, non-fiction story that combines journalistic techniques and genres, such as interviewing and news reporting.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello. welcome to my course. My name is Paco Herranz. and I am a journalist and teacher. Some colleagues refer to me as Pakovich. using a K for kilo. This nickname underscores my enthusiasm for the former Soviet Union and its rich history. A friend from Journalism School gave me a nickname; even back then. i had an intense desire to study Born and raised in Madrid. i completed my journalism degree at the prestigious Complutense University of Madrid. My passion for journalism runs deep in my veins. By age ten. i was an avid reader and began crafting my own stories. I enjoyed writing in the g...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Journalistic Writing
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Communication, Narrative, Non-Fiction Writing, Storytelling, Writing
Paco Herranz
A course by Paco Herranz
Paco Herranz holds a doctorate in communication sciences from the Complutense University of Madrid. Since 2010, he has been teaching writing courses for the Journalism, Edition, Production, and New Technologies master's program at the CEU San Pablo University, as well as classes on the history of journalism at the University Carlos III of Madrid. He currently collaborates with the Russian news outlet Sputnik, writing weekly analyses on international politics, and with the educational history magazine La Aventura de la Historia. He also works for the digital platform industry TALKS.
From 1989 to 2013, Paco worked for the Spanish newspaper El Mundo and held a variety of positions during his time there, including collaborator, reporter, correspondent in Moscow, and head of international news. As a reporter, he has covered three armed conflicts, written numerous reports on a broad range of topics, and interviewed people from a wide range of backgrounds and circumstances. His career has taken him across the world to report in countries like the United States, Canada, Venezuela, Brazil, Angola, Taiwan, South Korea, Israel, Turkey, Algeria, Poland, the Baltic States, Italy, and Sweden.
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