Who Should Attend?

• Directors of media establishments.
• TV talk show and entertainment programme presenters.
• Heads of editorial departments in newspapers.
• Website editors of electronic journalism platforms.
• Anyone working as an editor within electronic journalism.
• Professionals managing electronic platforms and websites.
• Students and academics developing advanced editorial management skills for electronic newspapers.

Knowledge and Benefits:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Define electronic journalism and distinguish it from traditional press.
• Apply news coverage training and effective communication with sources and the public.
• Build and launch a successful electronic newspaper and enrich it with diverse content.
• Follow modern trends in launching advanced electronic newspaper projects.
• Apply the standards and skills required to operate electronic media.
• Manage advertising within the electronic press sector.
• Identify reliable sources of information for electronic press.
• Apply the international standards expected in electronic editorial departments.

Module 1: Defining the Digital Newsroom

• The concept and definition of electronic journalism.
• Basic principles adopted in the electronic press industry.
• Modern trends for launching advanced electronic newspapers.

Module 2: Core Skills for the Digital Journalist

• Special skills required for electronic press.
• Writing and linguistic skills for media material, and preparing content for editing.
• Training on news coverage and communicating with sources and the public.

Module 3: From Story to Publication

• Editing articles and storytelling for electronic newspapers.
• How to edit an electronic newspaper.
• Transforming ideas, facts, events and stories into attractive journalistic material.

Module 4: Sourcing and Verifying Information

• Skills for gathering information from different sources.
• Sources of information required for electronic press.
• Work standards and skills needed to operate electronic media.

Module 5: Growing and Sustaining Readership

• Creating a successful electronic newspaper and enriching it with content.
• Creating compelling articles and applying SEO to grow followers.
• Advertising within the electronic press sector.

Module 6: Ethics and Global Standards

• Professional ethics and code of conduct in press editing.
• International standards for electronic editorial departments.
• Contemporary trends in the electronic journalism and press editing industry.