23 November, 2017
9:30–15:00 CET
The Library, Square Ambiorix 10, 1000 Brussels
This one-day training session will make you comfortable in dealing with reporters and confident pitching stories to them. Know what makes them tick and how to work with them to get more — and better — coverage.
Featured Topic & Speakers
The workshop will include extensive role-playing and other exercises to reinforce the practical skills you learn. Among the themes to be covered are:
- Handling journalists: Insider tips on what makes them tick and how to approach them
- What is news? The key to understanding journalists is knowing what makes a news story
- Selling your story: How to pitch a story to a skeptical journalist
Gareth Harding
Founder and Owner
Clear Europe
Gareth is a journalism lecturer at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the IHECS School of Communication in Brussels. He has over 15 years of experience reporting on the European Union for outlets such as European Voice, Time magazine and United Press International. He has written a guide for journalists (‘Reporting Brussels’) and led dozens of training sessions on handling the press.
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