Just like a Journalist: Helping Young People to Get Involved with Newsletters and Newspapers

Just Like a Journalist is a user-friendly resource for helping young people develop communication and creative skills through informal experiences of journalism, including: writing . interviewing . editing . creating images . creating work from scratch or contributing to existing club or school newspapers . making submissions to newspapers and magazines . working on their own or in groups. These young people may already want to write and publish; may have strong views about something and need help to organize 'a voice;' may benefit from encouragement to join in their school or club newsletter; or may just be looking for something new to do. Written by an experienced journalist, the book will help anyone in further developing specialist skills and enhance their work with young people in clubs, schools, etc. Informal and engaging, the illustrated materials can be used by anyone with youth work experience or teaching skills. No experience in journalism is required. This coherently presented - but not complex - collection of guidance, information, suggestions, activities, and anecdotes can be used as flexibly as needed.