St Helena : St Helena Celebrates Success within the Media
Submitted by Saint Helena Herald (Juanita Brock) 05.09.2009 (Article Archived on 19.09.2009)
The St Helena News Media Services is pleased to advise that our Editor Miss Kerisha Stevens has obtained a Distinction in Journalism and News-writing.
Success within the Media
The St Helena News Media Services is pleased to advise that our Editor Miss Kerisha Stevens has obtained a Distinction in Journalism and News-writing.
This was a Distance Learning Course with the London School of Journalism. The course contained 16 Modules and had to be studied over a period of 12 - 18 months.
Kerisha started the course on the 22nd January 2009 and through hard work and dedication, coupled with producing the 'St Helena Herald' on a weekly basis, completed the course on the 25th August 2009, approximately 7 months.
The Journalism and Newswriting trained students in a whole range of skills all of which are important in a successful career as a staff Journalist.
The Course syllabus covered:
1. Starting out in Journalism
2. What is News?
3. The Junior Reporter
4. The Senior Reporter
5. Filing Copy
6. The Evening Papers
7. The Nationals
8. Journalists and the Law
9. Writing Features
10. More About Features
11. Specialist Writing
12. Specialist Writing 2
13. The Qualified Journalist
14. Sub Editing and Design
15. Television and Radio
16. The Editor's Chair
Tutors Comments:
“Kerisha has made good progress during the course and has tackled the assignments with diligence and enthusiasm. She has shown continual improvement in her reporting, feature writing skills and interview technique. She has also demonstrated strong analytical and problem-solving skills and a good grasp of legal issues. I sincerely wish her all the best in her journalistic career.” Kerisha said on Wednesday:
"The course was a demanding one and required a lot of study time, but my Tutor was great and always willing to give advice. I am very pleased with my achievement and hope that I will be able to implement some of the things learnt, into the St Helena Herald.
"I would like to thank the Media Service for giving me this opportunity to study and hopefully I will be able to repay them through the development of the paper."
We are very proud of what Kerisha has accomplished, and can only echo the sentiments of her Tutor "All the best in your journalistic career".
Nigel Benjamin
Media Office Manager
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