Poynter Institute offers free writing course

Journalists at all professional levels can take this online, self-directed course.

Poynter’s News University is offering the course „The Writer’s Workbench: 50 Tools You Can Use,” which contains essays on 50 writing tools that are essential to everyone who wants to be a better writer.

The essays will cover everything from the importance of strong verbs to the necessity of learning from criticism. The course is split into four sections: nuts and bolts, such as diction and sentence structure; blueprints to create architecture for your stories; special effects to refine your writing voice; and useful habits to help you be a more confident writer.

Registration is ongoing. This course can be taken at any time.

For more information, click here.

(sursa: International Journalists’ Network)