Video Added To PA Course

The Press Association (PA) has increased the multimedia content of its foundation course in journalism with the addition of a video training module.

From January next year, the programme will include 35 hours of training in video interview techniques as well as lessons in shooting and editing film packages.

Paul Jones, the PA’s head of foundation course training, told Journalism.co.uk: “The strength of the course has always been that we teach trainees in a very practical way how to get the best stories.

“These skills transfer very easily across media and it is with this in mind that we have added video journalism to our course.”

PA has already added an online reporting module to its foundation course scheme.