Magazine Journalist
If you’ve decided you want to work in magazines devoted to music, fashion, travel music or any other specialist area, the course at Up To Speed can help you.
Your magazine course tutor Ali Wood created and publishes her own celebrity and lifestyle magazine for the South Coast called Listed. Ali trained with IPC Media and worked as a writer and sub-editor before launching Listed.
The magazine journalism course at Up To Speed is divided into two terms: a classroom-based first term covering core subjects and then a practical second-term with journalism work placements and additional courses allowing you to opt for courses that will help you make it in the world of magazines.
Term One
An intensive 12-week term at our training centre in the Daily Echo, Bournemouth.
You will learn how to write news, how to take notes in shorthand and study the Media Law and Politics you need to be an all-round journalist.
At the end of this term you will take the following NCTJ exams:
Reporting
Shorthand
Essential Public Affairs For Journalists
Essential Law For Journalists
Classroom time: Monday to Thursday 10-6pm
Term Two
In the second term you put the lessons you have learned into practice while devoting more time to your passion for magazines.
During this term your time will be divided as follows:
Work placements: arranged by you with help and guidance from Up To Speed’s tutors. We expect you to work on placement for four days a week during this period, Monday to Thursday.
We will start helping you to secure a placement as soon as you have accepted an offer and paid your deposit. NB You need to plan several months ahead for magazine work placements as competition for them is intense. Stories published on placement will go into your Multi-Media Portfolio.
Friday classes: You will receive tuition at Up To Speed on Fridays. You will study sub-editing and learn about the magazine industry.
At the end of the second term you will take the following NCTJ exams and assessments:
Production Journalism (Magazine sub-editing)
Business of Magazines
Multi-media Portfolio consisting of features and articles produced during your placement and on your time on the course.
Further Shorthand exams up to 120 wpm.
Qualifying as a magazine journalist will allow you to start an exciting new chapter in your career. So, why not pause for a few seconds and consider what your dream job in magazines would be?
