Introduction to Journalistic Writing
Foundations of journalistic writing
A course by Paco Herranz , Journalist
About the video: Foundations of journalistic writing
Overview
“In this lesson we will talk about what journalism is and I will explain its basic principles. I will also deal with the qualities of the journalist in its different facets.”
In this video lesson Paco Herranz addresses the topic: Foundations of journalistic writing, 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
“Foundations of journalistic writing Now I will tell you about what journalism is and its basic principles. I will also deal with the journalist and his characteristics, But before I talk to you about all that, I want to detail what the final project of the course will consist of. The objective is to make a journalistic report unraveling all its phases, the idea, the sources, the execution, editing, adaptation, publication. Before we do that we have to answer the question What is journalism? Is it an art or is it a profession? It is a job that requires a vocation, but that also requires comm...”
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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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