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Learn a New Career or Expand Your Income By Freelancing for Newspapers
Course Code: DED203
School: Distance-Education.org
Description
This course is designed to help the beginning freelancer learn how to approach newspapers for work. Covers freelancing articles through writing opinion pieces. Helps to establish a foundation for students wanting a career in freelancing or just looking to supplement their income.
Outcomes
- Be able to approach local and state newspapers for work.
- Know who to contact for assignments
- Be able to write features
- Be able to write opinion pieces
- Be aware of how to effectively market their story ideas
- By the end of this course students should have submitted at least one piece of work to their regional newspaper
Assessment
- Students demonstrate their knowledge of this course by submitting several sample articles.
- Students learn the standard AP (Associated Press) style and how to hone their editing and writing skills throughout the course, preparing them for actual job assignments.
- At the end of this course, students should feel confident in approaching various newspapers.