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Course A · Newsroom Media Training

Great stories deserve a great stage.

inkfrontnu trains writers, presenters and camera operators for real newsrooms — from the first story draft to final on-camera take, with a full production workflow in between.

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Course Curriculum

Three disciplines, one newsroom-ready skill set.

Every trainee moves through the same three strands, so writing, presenting and camera work reinforce each other instead of being taught in isolation.

Writing

Weeks 1–2

Story Drafting Fundamentals

Structuring intros, attribution and clean copy under deadline.

Weeks 3–4

Interview & Research Notes

Turning raw interview notes into a publishable first draft.

Weeks 5–6

Editing for Broadcast

Cutting scripts for pace, clarity and time-code accuracy.

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Presentation

Weeks 1–2

Presentation Planning

Building a rundown, timing a segment and scripting links.

Weeks 3–4

Voice & Delivery

Pace, tone and studio microphone technique for live delivery.

Weeks 5–6

Live Q&A Handling

Staying composed and on-message during unscripted moments.

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Camera & Production

Weeks 1–2

Camera Framing Basics

Headroom, eye-line, rule of thirds and safe-title framing.

Weeks 3–4

Lighting & Location Setup

Building a usable set indoors, outdoors and on location.

Weeks 5–6

Newsroom Publishing Workflow

Sub-editing, legal read and scheduling a finished story.

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Learning Pathways

Built to make newsroom-ready journalists of everyone.

Six pathways cover everything a working newsroom needs from a new hire, taught in the order most newsrooms actually use them.

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Story Drafting

Learn to shape a first draft that survives a real editorial desk.

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Presentation Planning

Build rundowns and scripts that hold up under studio lights.

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Camera Framing

Master headroom, eye-line and safe-title framing on any rig.

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Editing Workflow

Cut footage and copy for pace without losing the story.

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Editorial Standards

Apply the accuracy, fairness and sourcing rules newsrooms live by.

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Publishing Workflow

Move a finished story through sub-editing to a scheduled slot.

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Our Instructors

Learn from working journalists and producers.

Every instructor at inkfrontnu has spent time on a real newsroom desk, in a studio gallery, or behind a camera on location.

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Eleanor Marsh

Editorial Director

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James Whitfield

Broadcast Presentation Trainer

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Priya Anand

Camera & Production Trainer

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Daniel Okafor

Senior Writing Coach

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Let's get you newsroom-ready.

It's never been easier to get in touch. Reach out and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

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Butlers Wharf Building, 36 Shad Thames, London SE1 2YE

12

Years training journalists

3,500+

Graduates placed in newsrooms

94%

Course completion rate

40+

Partner newsrooms & studios

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Meet the lead trainers.

A small, senior team leads every cohort through Course A from induction to final assessment.

About inkfrontnu
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Eleanor Marsh

Editorial Director

Studio portrait of a British man broadcast trainer

James Whitfield

Broadcast Trainer

Studio portrait of a British woman camera and production trainer

Priya Anand

Production Trainer

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Training tracks we run.

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Newsroom Bootcamp

A fast, intensive route into daily story writing.

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On-Camera Presenter Track

Studio delivery, autocue and live segment handling.

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Digital Story Writing Lab

Long-form and digital-first writing for online desks.

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Field Production Workshop

Filming and reporting on location, start to finish.

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The fastest way from first draft to first broadcast.

inkfrontnu is a small training team with a big newsroom network. Start your application and we'll help you find the right course.