Winter intensive
Winter intensive
journalism course in berlin - 12 day intensive winter programme
Join our compact, immersive journalism course in Winter 2025. Over a 12 day stretch you’ll create a digital and print publication, working with our dedicated team – newsroom style. Research your topics in Berlin, report from the field, and tell your story.
Learn from professional journalists
Our tutors are journalism insiders, with professional credentials and lifelong experience in international media – learn from their experience and guidance
Creative journalism
No two magazines will be the same – embrace the creative side, writing and designing a publication from scratch
Goal-oriented
We make sure you leave the course with a professional feature story, with 1-1 feedback and career guidance
what we offer
- Professional tutors with a lot of experience
- A packed schedule with daily tutoring / masterclasses / workshops
- Immersion in full publishing process: you’ll get to work with a professional editor, layouter & photographer
- One-on-ones with senior editor
- Step-by-step mentoring
What's covered in the course?
what makes a magazine
Magazine sections
Formats
Article sections
The publication’s voice
The style
Which tasks are needed?
Who is our target audience?
Layout of the content
Publishing and printing
the journalism process
Pitching
Reporting
Drafting
Writing up
More drafting
Editing
Filing
Proof reading / fact checking
Final layout and printing
What's in the magazine?
Our magazines are made up of two main sections – a Berlin mini travel guide and our participants’ chosen topics for feature length stories and interviews.
Mini Travel Guide
You’ll be tasked with picking 6-8 sites around the city, coming up with an original angle and a convincing pitch as to why we should include them in our publications. You’ll then write about, and photograph, your sites for the magazine.
Feature stories
Research a deeper topic of your choice in Berlin and develop a longer piece for the publication. Add colour and texture with interviews.
Meet the team
William Barber
Program manager
Will has been running the Treetop journalism programme in Berlin for the last five years. He’s your go to for all things organisational and also involved in the print / online publications.
Nadja Vancauwenberghe
Program manager / lead teacher
Nadja’s going to work with you from start to finish, guiding the research and development of your journalistic stories, mentoring you through all the steps – pitching, interviewing, editing, publishing.
Maiia Dadunashvili
Graphic design / layout
Maiia will be working with you to realise your story in a collective print edition with your fellow programme members. You’ll gain real insight into collaborating with a pro designer.
Journalism course - dates and prices
12 day winter intensive journalism and media course
Dates: December 8th – December 20th 2025
Price: €999
10% discount available for group bookings
Deposits to secure your place and payment plans available
Some of our previous student magazines
Interested in the course?
company info
Our mission is to connect, inspire and develop budding journalists, writers and designers through our Berlin based programmes.
Our organisation does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, disability or any other protected characteristics
Enrolled students are expected to treat each other and our teachers with respect.
Our course sizes are small, and we expect our students to attend classes and complete their assignments according to the schedule.
The use of drugs is strictly prohibited during our courses.
Plagiarism and flagrant use of AI to complete an assignment is forbidden unless authorised by staff in special circumstances.
Our course fees vary, but you will always them on the relevant course page. The fees do not include flights, accommodation or meals. Please ask us for up-to-date anticipated costs.
Our course is primarily classroom based, but we do require movement across the city to visit the sites you’d like to report on. All our classes are taught in, and require, spoken and written English.