The ITV Media Institute course in Television and Digital Journalism is designed to prepare students for career in television broadcasting and news reporting in this digital age. Through its program, the Institute offers students the best opportunity to become reporters, producers, television anchors, hosts and media professionals at the top television and satellite channels.
This one Year Full Time Diploma course provides comprehensive hands on knowledge of systems and practice of television journalism and digital news media. It is a practical program that provides intensive and hands-on exposure to the skills needed for producing both field reports and in-studio shows. The program courses focus on editorial and technical skills, such as scriptwriting, camera use, editing and studio operations, as well as courses on interviewing, talk show hosting and voice coaching. Students will learn to use the latest cameras and digital equipment that is comparable to facilities found in major news organizations around the world.
These courses will guide you through the rapidly changing universe of online news. The 21st century newsroom requires an audience-centered mind-set in which journalists must possess a broad set of multi-platform news gathering skills and fluency in social media while also upholding the timeless journalistic standards of news judgment, accuracy, fairness and truth. Convergence and interactivity are the prevailing reality in today’s newsrooms, and students will get a strong dose of both in this course.