Training to improve skills, methods, and thinking in building Longform products

Speaking at the opening of the training course, comrade Nguyen Bao Lam, Chairman of the Provincial Journalists Association, emphasized that in the trend of modern journalism, Longform is being studied and applied by many editorial offices. These are press products with long sentences, beautifully designed illustrations, extensive information, neat graphics and are often chosen as featured articles for magazines and websites. Longform is the development of electronic journalism, overcoming the boredom with traditional news to meet the needs of readers for today's journalism.

Journalist Vo Hoang Long, Deputy Head of the Editorial Department of VietnamPlus Electronic Newspaper, a lecturer of the training course, enthusiastically guided the students. Photo: Hoang Thi

The Chairman of the Provincial Journalists Association requested members and journalists attending the training course to study seriously to gain the most access to the content and knowledge that the lecturers impart; actively discuss directly any remaining issues; the lecturers discuss enthusiastically and responsibly, imparting necessary knowledge to the students.

During the one-day course, students were taught by journalist Vu Hoang Long, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of VietnamPlus Electronic Newspaper, about the experience and skills of creating longform for electronic newspapers using popular design software such as Canva and Sway. Designing longform products with available templates. How to add text, change fonts, sizes, effects. Using photos, videos , sounds, graphics, charts, and grids to insert into designs to make press products look more prominent and professional.

In particular, the instructor focuses mainly on instructing skills, methods, and thinking in creating Longform products. In the training class, students are divided into groups to practice and create a complete longform product.

The training course aims to improve the professional qualifications and skills of journalists and members, to approach and familiarize them with basic skills in modern electronic journalism, especially implementing journalism in Longform format using popular applications such as Canva and Sway, to improve understanding, inspire passion and creativity for journalists and members, and create easy access to information for readers.

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