4 workshops including one-on-one professional feedback session and layout by BJA designer (13,5h)

Fri, Sat March 27-28; Mon, March 30, Wed April 1, 2026 

Pricing and Conditions

• €750 | Regular Rate (10% for recidivists)

• €600 | Student Rate (20%)

• €450| Supported Rate (unemployed, welfare recipients, low-income) (40%)

Remote participation on request

In this four-session workshop, we’ll prepare and conduct an interview with a renowned artist and work your way through from pitch to getting your material ready for publication.  

Course Program:

Workshop 1, Friday, March 27, (17-21h)  

What is Journalism? Why mastering Interviewing is at the heart of the journalism craft?

• What is a journalism story, what sets it apart from other types of storytelling?

• The art of interviewing: the posture, the techniques and the logistics 

• Dos and Don'ts

• Understanding interview formats 

• Prepping up for next day’s interview: group discussion

• Final tips 

→ you’ve prepared for the Q&A session and pitch a provisional angle.

Workshop 2, Saturday, March 28 (13h-17h)

Live Q&A + Battle of angles.

• Quick setup before interview 

• Live Q&A: group interviews of an iconic Berlin artist - circa 60 minutes  

• Group debrief

• Battle of angles: share your takes, choose perspective 

• Nail your own angle, pick a format 

• Pitch! (and compare to your original take)  

• Final tips on how to transcribe, edit and build your story

→ your pitch is ready, you can start writing your first draft. 

Workshop 3, Monday, March 30 (book your own slot, 1,5h) 

One-on-one Editing session: Personal professional feedback (PPF).

Here each participant gets one-on-one feedback on their first draft. In this special session, you get answers to all your questions, and tips on how to improve your text and turn it into a compelling final draft ready for layouting. 

→ your draft is improved, you can finalise it by our next session.

Final Workshop 4, Wednesday, April 1 (4h)

Publishing session: Get an insight into magazine production, from final draft to professionally designed layout. 

• Share your final oiece (if you like!) and receive group feedback

• Implement last edits and tweaks

• Learn the different parts of a print story 

• Nail a heading, a subheading, and pullquotes

• Photos, captions, and credits 

• Prep your draft for layout

→ congrats! Your story has materialised into an original magazine feature. You leave with a professional clip for your journalism portfolio! 

For more info on the course reach out to berlinjournalismacademy@gmail.com