Introduction to sports writing & photography 

• Introduction to your course 
• The freelance road 
• What happens from here? 
• What do you want to write? 
• How much should you charge? 
• Photography and writing 
• How to write a sports story 
• The key to getting work published is "professionalism" 

Sports journalism and print media 

• This sporting life 
• Looking for an angle 
• Stock agencies 
• The greeting and postcard market 
• Media markets 

The angle of an article and photo ideas 

• How to write a cricket article 
• More on your market 
• What is a sports story? 
• Article ideas in the back paddock 
• Where do ideas come from? 
• How to develop photo ideas 

Writing great sporting articles 

• How to write a four wheel drive article 
• The sporting feature article 
• Writing a fishing article 
• The importance of writing captions 
• What makes a successful sports journalist? 

Developing sports articles 

• Becoming a sports journalist/photojournalist 
• How to write a golfing article, writing sports features 
• Introduction to copywriting; editing your work 
• Keeping your writing tight 
• A word on examples 
• Writing the "lead" story 
• Photography basics 

Self marketing, advertising and agents 

• How to cover a yacht race 
• The art of the sports query letter 
• Sports photography and self promotion 
• The business of freelance sports photojournalism 
• The photographic portfolio 
• More on self promotion 
• How to become a stringer for international publications 

Writing sports reviews 

• How to write a sports review/preview 
• How to develop yourself into a "colour writer" 
• More on copywriting; the foot in the door 

Digital photography 

• Film v digital 
• Pixels; what are they? 
• The camera 
• Types of digital cameras 
• Filmless photography is a reality 
• How files are delivered 
• Photo manipulation 
• Digital imaging and stock photography 
• The digital portfolio 
• Digital imaging glossary 

The interview, understanding film and quality 

• The interview 
• Organising the interview 
• Writing the personal experience article 
• Writing for motorcycle magazines 
• How to write a boxing article 
• Travel related sports features 
• The 12 most popular types of sports articles 
• Understanding film 
• Film quality 

What you need to know about sports writing 

• How to succeed as a surf journalist 
• How to write a rugby league (football) story 
• A mini revision 
• Article ideas 
• More on interviews and experts 
• 25 ways to improve your copy 
• Developing a cruising feature 
• How to write a sporting shooter's article 
• Junior and amateur sports events 
• How an editor picks your pictures 
• Writing for photographic magazines 

Research and the market 

• Research 
• Where to research 
• How to contact a famous person 
• Guidelines for "inside sport" contributors 
• How to write a tennis article 
• More on photo ideas 

Building your freelance business 

• The philosophical change 
• How and when to write opinion in a sporting article 
• How to obtain freelance employment overseas 
• Libel and defamation 
• Business aspects of freelance sports photojournalism 
• Freelancing and your regular job 
• Where do you go from here?