Training session #1: How to pitch your story, 15 January 2025. This training focused on how to make your story pitch effective and strong to maximise your chances of success. Presented by Daneel Knoetze, SA | AJP Editorial Coordinator.
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Training session #2: Safety and Security, 25 February 2025. This training focused on physical, digital and communication security. Presented by Desmond Latham.
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Training session #3: Responsible use of AI in the newsroom. An introduction to AI and how to use it to enhance – and not undermine – your journalism. Presented by Camilla Bath.
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Example AI policy for newsrooms
Training Session #4: The Essential Writer Checklist. Facilitated by experienced journalist and editor Janet Heard, this session dives into guidelines to self-edit your own articles to reduce the need for rewrites and queries after you have submitted your first draft.
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