The British Academy for Training and Development offers the Press Editing Skills Course to everyone who wishes to develop their abilities in the field of journalistic editing and learn more about the modern and contemporary approach to developing performance in this field.
Press editing is the most important work within print newspapers and recently within electronic newspapers as well, and it represents the element that drives an increase in the number of followers or causes them to be kept away from reading the content of the media material presented within the newspaper. Within the academy’s course, participants will be taught special skills about press editing and all the stages that are followed. In order to access valuable media material with attractive content, it can be edited through the press and bring the expected return and result from it, as well as the skills of choosing good sources of information and selecting the best ones on the subject to be researched.

Who Should Attend?

• Managers and owners of paper newspapers and magazines.
• Managers and owners of electronic newspapers and magazines.
• All workers in the field of press editing.
• All workers in the journalistic preparation of media materials for newspapers and magazines.
• All students and academics wishing to learn the latest press editing techniques.

Knowledge and Benefits:

After completing the program, participants will be able to master the following:

• Understanding the concept of press editing and its importance.
• Learn basic press writing principles.
• Acquiring press research and analysis skills.
• Apply advanced press editing techniques such as organizing and editing articles.
• Developing the ability to write various press  materials skillfully and accurately.

• Introduction to press editing
  • Definition of press editing
  • The importance of press editing in the news industry
  • The history of press editing and its development
• Principles of press writing
  • Building the press release
  • Determine the target audience
  • Use simple and clear language
• Press research and analysis techniques
  • How to collect information and data
  • Analyze sources and information critically
  • Use online press research tools
• Organizing and structuring press materials
  • Structure of the newspaper article: title, paragraphs, subtitles
  • Use categories and lists to organize materials
• Editing press materials
  • Improve grammar and spell checking
  • Verify facts and information
  • Use creative editing to engage readers
• Types of press materials
  • News
  • Analytical articles
  • Interviews
  • Special reports
• Edit digital materials
  • Writing articles for websites and blogs
  • Optimize the use of multimedia: images, video and audio
  • Interacting with readers and followers via social media platforms
• Review and evaluate press materials
  • Evaluating the quality of newspaper articles
  • Review errors and possible improvements
  • Develop self-evaluation and constructive criticism skills