Australian College of Journalism & Cengage Education (formerly Thomson Education Direct) 

Freelance Sports Writing & Photography 

Getting paid for watching and participating in sport, interviewing sporting personalities, going behind the scenes, as well as a good chance of domestic and international travel. Sound like nice work if you can get it? 

Well with this distance learning course you can! 

The Australian College of Journalism and Cengage Education (formerly Thomson Education Direct) Freelance Sports Writing and Photography course has been designed to provide you with the professional skills required to develop a full-time or part-time career as a sports writer and/or photographer. Essentially you will become a sports journalist or photojournalist. 

Recently merged, these companies are now able to provide you with greater training opportunities. The Australian College of Journalism has provided specialist courses for over 20 years, and over that time have become a well known and respected distance education provider. And Cengage Education (formerly Thomson Education Direct) is the world's leading provider of consumer-based distance education. 

A definition: Freelance Sports Writing and Photojournalism 

A sport consists of a physical and mentally competitive activity carried out with a recreational purpose for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. A sport has physical activity, side by side competition, self-motivation and a scoring system. The difference of purpose is what characterises sport, combined with the notion of individual (or team) skill or prowess. (Source: Sports: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) 

Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that creates images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, and in some cases to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (such as documentary photography, street photography or celebrity photography) by the qualities of: 

• Timeliness — the images have meaning in the context of a published chronological record of events; 
• Objectivity — the situation implied by the images is a fair and accurate representation of the events they depict; 
• Narrative — the images combine with other news elements, to inform and give insight to the viewer or reader. (Source: Photojournalism: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) 

A freelancer or freelance worker is a self-employed person working in a profession or trade in which full-time employment is also common. Fields where freelancing is especially common include journalism and other forms of writing and creative services. (Source: Freelance: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) 

In journalism, a stringer is a freelance journalist, who is paid for each piece of published or broadcast work, rather than receiving a regular salary. They are heavily relied upon by most television news organizations. They mostly specialize in breaking news. (Source: Stringer: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) 

Key areas of learning - Freelance Sports Writing & Photography 

The benefits 

If you are ready to learn new skills, improve existing skills, make more money, get a better job, launch or advance in a career or start your own business, Thomson Education Direct can help you, as it does thousands of people, year after year. 

• Study at your own place. In the comfort of your own home, while traveling to or from work, or even while you're on holidays. It's up to you. 
• At your own pace. As there are no classes, you work at a pace that suits you, making learning easier. 
• In your own time. You choose when you want to study. Anytime! 
• With qualified tutors. Tutors are qualified in their field with many years of experience. Many are industry leaders, there to provide advice, assess your work and answer your questions. 
• And learning materials are included. Everything you need to successfully complete your course is included, saving you money. 
• At a price you can afford. Courses are competitively priced, allowing you to afford the course you want. 
• With an experienced organisation. Since 1921, Thomson Education Direct has provided quality home training for over 600,000 people. 
• Nationally accredited. Many courses are nationally accredited by ANTA (Australian National Training Authority) and by VETAB (Vocational Education and Training Accreditation Board), which means that your course has been prepared to standards accepted by industry and government. 
• Recognition of Prior Learning. Formal recognition for your existing knowledge and skills, so you don't have to spend time having to re learn what you already know, or demonstrate skills you can already perform. 
• Code of Conduct. There is a strict code of conduct and ethics in place to protect you. 

Study at home to get the training you need and the job you want, without leaving your front door. Today, distance learning is recognised as one of the most convenient methods of education. 

Extra learning materials included in the Freelance Sports Writing & Photography course 

• Media Directory 
• Photography for Beginners booklet 

Enrol and pay in full now to receive a 10% discount. 

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All payments are made directly to Cengage Education (formerly Thomson Education Direct)