Train Journalists to Inform, Influence and Lead Conversations
Are you a journalist, presenter, newsroom professional, media student or storyteller looking to strengthen your reporting, sharpen your storytelling and build confidence across today’s fast-moving media landscape?
Modern journalists are expected to investigate deeply, think critically, communicate clearly across multiple platforms, engage audiences, present confidently on camera and produce meaningful content under pressure.
Express Yourself’s Journalism Training and Coaching equips journalists and media professionals with practical newsroom skills, editorial judgement, storytelling techniques and communication coaching to strengthen both technical capability and professional confidence.
Programme Focus: Journalism • Broadcast • Storytelling • Editorial Excellence • Media Confidence
Progamme Fees: Starting from R1500 per person.
ADD-ON MODULE
Solutions Journalism
Reporting Beyond the Problem
Solutions Journalism is part of a global shift in journalism focused on advancing rigorous reporting about how people are trying to solve problems, and what we can learn from both their successes and failures.
Developed and championed by Solutions Journalism Network, this approach strengthens journalism by helping reporters produce deeper, more constructive and more impactful reporting that informs audiences while maintaining journalistic integrity.
Solutions Journalism is not positive news, public relations or advocacy.
It remains evidence-led, accountable and rooted in strong reporting.
What You’ll Master
A Tailored, Interactive Experience
Every session is adapted to participants’ experience level, media environment, and journalism context.
The training is practical, engaging, and highly interactive, creating a space to learn, apply, reflect, and strengthen real-world media capability.
Participants leave with practical newsroom tools, stronger storytelling techniques, and greater confidence to continue developing beyond the session.
How the Training Works
This interactive Journalism Training & Coaching programme is designed to build practical newsroom capability, stronger storytelling and greater confidence across modern media environments.
The day is structured into two focused parts that combine guided learning, practical exercises, discussion, coaching and real-world application.
Part 1: Journalism Foundations & Editorial Excellence
We start by building the core skills that strengthen journalists and elevate reporting quality.
You’ll gain a deeper understanding of how to think critically, identify stronger stories and produce journalism that informs and connects.
Topics include:
• News judgement and editorial thinking
• Research, verification and fact-checking
• Story structure and narrative development
• Writing for print, digital, radio and television
• Ethical journalism and media responsibility
• Audience understanding and platform behaviour
• Interview preparation and questioning techniques
• Story ideation and human-centred storytelling
You’ll also strengthen practical techniques including how to:
• Ask stronger interview questions
• Identify compelling story angles
• Produce more engaging journalism
• Build confidence under newsroom pressure
This section builds strong reporting habits and practical techniques participants can immediately app
Part 2: Modern Journalism, Broadcast & Practical Application
In the second half of the training, everything becomes hands-on.
Participants apply the techniques introduced earlier through practical exercises, simulations and guided coaching designed to strengthen confidence and delivery.
Topics include:
• On-camera confidence and broadcast presentation
• Voice control and professional delivery
• Mobile journalism and digital content creation
• Podcast storytelling and audio communication
• Solutions journalism principles and application
• Live interview practice and media simulations
• Audience engagement and platform adaptation
• Story development workshops and feedback
This section focuses on real practice, helping participants strengthen their presence, sharpen storytelling and leave with tools they can continue applying beyond the session.
This course is
Ideal for
• Journalists & Reporters
• News Presenters & Anchors
• Radio & Television Professionals
• Media Students & Journalism Graduates
• Newsrooms & Editorial Teams
• Podcast Hosts & Audio Storytellers
• Digital Journalists & Content Creators
• Communication Professionals Transitioning Into Media
• Community Media Organisations
• NGOs & Development Communicators
Meet Your Facilitator
An award-winning journalist, media trainer and communication strategist specialising in journalism training, broadcast communication, storytelling and media development.
Melini has worked across television, radio, print and digital media and brings real newsroom experience into every session. Her approach combines editorial excellence, practical coaching and modern storytelling techniques to help journalists strengthen both technical capability and professional confidence.
Her experience includes:
• CNN Journalist of the Year
• National Press Club Journalist of the Year
• Former News Editor
• International reporting fellowships in the United States
• Extensive newsroom leadership and mentoring experience
• Journalism and communication training across multiple sector.
Melini Moses – Director, Express Yourself Communications
Ready to strengthen your journalism impact?
If you're looking to sharpen reporting skills, tell stronger stories, build confidence across media platforms and produce journalism that audiences trust, this training is for you.
This programme equips journalists with practical tools, stronger editorial judgement and modern storytelling techniques to inform, influence and lead meaningful conversations
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