Guardian newspaper stages journalism masterclass on international development with University of Greenwich
The Guardian newspaper has selected the University of Greenwich as the London host for its masterclass on international development journalism. Aimed to showcase the Guardian's International Development Competition 2010, the masterclass is intended to inspire interest among student and amateur journalists towards international development issues and to encourage entry into the competition.
The masterclass, entitled “International development journalism: how to write for a national newspaper or web site”, will be held on the university’s campus in the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich on Wednesday, March 3 at 4pm.
Speakers will include Sue George, Editor of Guardian Creative, along with another senior journalist from the Guardian's editorial team and a previous competition winner. It will be chaired by the performer and writer Caroline Smith, who runs the Media Writing degree at the University of Greenwich.
The masterclass is open to student journalists and others who are not working professionally in the industry. It will provide them with valuable tools in their development and help them to prepare their entries for the amateur section of the Guardian competition, which closes this summer. Sixteen competition finalists, including eight amateurs, will be offered journalistic assignments in the developing world, and will have their work published in the Guardian.
Alex Hazell, Guardian Events Executive, says: "The Guardian is delighted to be holding this London masterclass at the University of Greenwich, and we are looking forward to meeting students from across the capital there on March 3."
Caroline Smith from the University of Greenwich says: “Journalism is now an established and popular discipline at the university, either as an optional course for a broad range of Humanities and Media Writing students, or as a distinct and specialist degree. The university also has a long history of working in the developing world, with current projects in 70 countries overseas. So this is the ideal place for aspiring journalists to come together to learn from some of the most experienced writers and reporters in the business.
“The Guardian is well known for its commitment to development issues and the university is really pleased that it has chosen us as its partner for this masterclass in the capital. We are also pleased that the event will be live streamed, so students from across the capital who can't be here, can still access it.”
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To find out more and book a place at the masterclass, email: K.Guindi@greenwich.ac.uk
To view a livestream of the masterclass on March 3 see: www.gre.ac.uk/masterclass
To find out more about the competition, go to http://www.guardian.co.uk/journalismcompetition/university-masterclasses
To find out more about studying journalism or international development at the University of Greenwich, call freephone 0800 005 006, e-mail courseinfo@greenwich.ac.uk or see www.gre.ac.uk