About us
We are a new non-profit journalism school in Berlin, a small English-language school that started up here this year. We are looking to build up a community and inspire a new generation of critical journalists.
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Video Interview Lab @ BJA
Mitte, Berlin, Berlin, DEVIDEO JOURNALISM LAB: Street Interviewing
Learn and practice the craft of vox pop with BJA’s pro.
📆 Nov 20–22 | 📍 Berlin-Mitte
🎓 Instructor: Zhou Sifan
🧑🤝🧑🌍 Small group. Hands-on practice. In English
⚡Limited spots. Apply nowWhat you’ll walk away with:
🎥 A finished 1–2 min video for your portfolio
🗣️ The confidence to interview strangers ethically
🎯 Skills to pitch a story, ask sharper questions & shoot with purpose
✂️ Hands-on experience scripting and editing your own videoBeginners are welcome!
More about our Video Lab.
More on BJA’s course schedule Berlin Journalism Academy.
BJA is a new no-bullshit journalism school in English in Berlin. It has just been called into being by a group of professional journalists this year. We believe in the right to inform and in the need for a new generation of critical journalists.
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Journalism course: Interview, Pitch & Publish
Mitte, Berlin, Berlin, DEHighlight of BJA before Christmas: Full circle of Journalism course | Now in two packs
✍️🧐🗞️Pitch, Interview & Publish
📆 Dec 11–19
🎓 Instructor: Nadja Vancauwenberghe
📍 Berlin-Mitte | @Berlin Journalism Academy
🌍 In English🔜 ⏰ 🏃♀️ Apply now. Limited number of spots.
Pitch, Interview & Publish Compact: ·
Dec 11–13 | First we'll prep, conduct and debrief the interview. Second, we nail down the essential techniques in pitching and in writing.⇨Leave with a pitch, ready to be sent off (€420)
Pitch, Interview & Publish Full: · Dec 11–13 & Dec 18-19 | After your pitches are ready. You‘ll draft and receive editing feedback on how to develop a full-blown journalism feature. Concluded with a one-on-one personal feedback session and a publication.
⇨Leave with a professionally edited piece for your portfolio.
A special treat — our famous Live Q&A: a rare chance to meet, interview and photograph a prominent Berliner artist (to be revealed soon).
Everything we run is hands-on. Taught by working journalists.Small groups. In English. In Berlin.
Beginners are welcome.
More information and application form find at our website berlinjoirnalismacademy.de .
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