What is the difference between the Advanced Diploma in Television Journalism and the Advanced Diploma in Broadcast Journalism?

The Television Journalism Advanced Diploma focuses entirely on TV — bulletins, packages, presenting, gallery work. The Broadcast Journalism Advanced Diploma covers both TV and radio in parallel. Choose Television Journalism if TV is unambiguously the medium you want to work in.

Can I study the Advanced Diploma in Television Journalism online?

Yes. The online route runs remote studio sessions, software-based vision mixing and structured filming exercises you complete in your own location. Distance learners visit campus for two intensive on-camera weeks where the studio kit is essential.

Do I need on-camera experience to enrol in the Advanced Diploma in Television Journalism?

No. We expect Diploma-level journalism training or newsroom experience, but on-camera training begins from the first week. What you do need is a willingness to be recorded, watch yourself back, and do it again.

Is the Advanced Diploma in Television Journalism Ofcom-aligned?

The broadcast law and editorial standards modules are designed around the Ofcom Broadcasting Code, BBC Editorial Guidelines, and election-period impartiality requirements. You graduate understanding the framework UK television broadcasters work under.

What kit do I need for the online route of the Advanced Diploma in Television Journalism?

A laptop, a phone capable of HD video, a basic external microphone and a stable internet connection. Editing software access is supplied. Optional camera and tripod upgrades are recommended in the joining pack.

Advanced Diploma in Television Journalism | LSJHML | Harold International College of London

Course Overview

The Advanced Diploma in Television Journalism at the London School of Journalism, Humanities & Modern Languages (LSJHML) is a twelve-to-fifteen-month senior-track UK qualification focused tightly on television news. You will write to picture, voice your own packages, present live and recorded bulletins, conduct two-way live links, and finish the course with a TV-only showreel and an industry-ready CV.

Where the Advanced Diploma in Broadcast Journalism splits time between TV and radio, the Advanced Diploma in Television Journalism stays in the studio and on location all year. It is for students who already know television is the medium they want to work in and who would rather go deeper into TV craft than spread across both broadcast forms.

Key Features

Weekly TV bulletin production — write, voice, present and edit a working bulletin to a fixed slot every week.
Package craft module — scripting to camera, vox-pop interviews, on-location B-roll discipline, edit-suite work, voice-over training.
Live presenting and two-way training — desk, location, breaking-news patch.
Vision-mixing and gallery operation taught hands-on with the kit a TV producer is expected to operate.
Industry masterclasses from working TV journalists at the BBC, ITN, Sky News, Channel 4 News and regional broadcasters.
Final TV showreel — at least four packages, two presenter pieces, and a live two-way, presented to industry guests.

What You Will Learn

The Advanced Diploma in Television Journalism is structured around the working day of a TV news journalist. You leave able to be sent on a regional story in the morning, file a 1:30 package by the evening bulletin, present a short two-way live to camera, and explain to a producer in the gallery why your top line is your top line.

News script writing for the ear and for picture — vocabulary, sentence length, the difference between print prose and broadcast prose.
Voice training — clarity, pace, breath control, microphone discipline.
Studio operation — desk, gallery, audio mixing, vision mixing, autocue.
Field reporting — on-camera presence, two-way live links, location sound, B-roll discipline.
Package construction — scripting, cutting, voiceover, music-bed ethics, archive use.
Presenter craft — desk presentation, in-vision interview, live continuity.
TV interviewing — short-form for bulletins, two-way for live, long-form for features.
Broadcast law — Ofcom Code, election impartiality, court reporting on air, contempt.
Newsroom workflow — running order, lead-story choice, breaking-news protocols.

Who This Advanced Diploma Is For

Diploma-level journalism graduates ready to specialise in television.
Working print, online or radio reporters wanting a credible transition into TV news.
Production assistants, runners and researchers at TV organisations looking for an editorial credential to move up.
International journalists relocating to the UK and needing a recognised TV qualification to enter the local market.

Career Pathways

Television journalism is one of the most competitive ends of the UK media market, but a strong showreel and TV-specific training open doors at regional television, BBC News, ITN, Sky News, Channel 4 News and digital video-led news operations. Typical post-Advanced-Diploma roles include:

Television Reporter (BBC regions, regional ITV, breakfast news)
Video Journalist (national news, digital news desk)
News Producer (rolling news, breakfast news, lunchtime bulletin)
Field Correspondent (regional or specialist patch)
Bulletin Editor (regional television, online video news)
Digital Video Journalist (newspaper video desk, social-first publisher)

Graduates progress to the Bachelor in Broadcast Journalism or to an MA in Broadcast Journalism for further specialism.

Entry Requirements

A UK Diploma (Level 4) or equivalent in a related subject, OR completion of secondary school plus one year of relevant work experience.
IELTS 5.5 overall (no band below 5.5) for non-native English speakers.
Personal statement and CV.
Mature applicants (21+) without standard qualifications may apply with three years of relevant work experience.

Why Study at LSJHML

The London School of Journalism, Humanities & Modern Languages is a specialist higher-education provider based in central London. Our programmes are designed in dialogue with working professionals — journalists, translators, civil servants, academics, broadcasters, editors, publishers and policy researchers — so what you learn in seminar on Monday is what your future employer is using on Tuesday. We deliberately keep cohorts small, give every student named tutor support, and treat employability as a structural part of every programme rather than an optional add-on.

London is the work — politics, courts, capital markets, theatre, broadcasting, publishing, public service, the global press. Your studies are taught in the same square mile where the stories you read about happen. Whether you join us on-campus, online or by distance learning, the city is your classroom and our industry network is your launchpad.