Narrative Journalism: Techniques for Storytelling Reality
A course by Guillermo Osorno , Director creativo y estratega publicitario
Learn literary tools to help you tell real stories in an impactful way. Discover research and narrative techniques to captivate your readers.
Discover how to transform reality into fascinating stories through narrative journalism. Learn to identify compelling topics and develop documentary research, interviewing, and participant observation skills. You'll learn different narrative structures, create in-depth characters, and authentically portray their conflicts. Recreate scenes and dialogues that capture the reader's attention while ensuring the truthfulness of the facts.
Delve into self-editing techniques to polish your texts and ensure they are clear and precise. Ultimately, you'll be able to structure stories that not only inform, but also move and connect with your audience. Ideal for those who enjoy telling and reading stories that require time and care. No prior experience is necessary; you just need curiosity and a willingness to explore the world around you with a fresh, narrative approach.
What will you learn in this online course?
12 lessons & 22 downloads
- 52 students
- 12 lessons (1h 16m)
- 22 additional resources (7 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
You'll create a chronicle using the stories around you, applying literary tools such as documentary research, interviews, and participant observation, structuring interesting stories based on verifiable facts.
Who is this online course for?
Curious people who want to explore narrative beyond the daily news, lovers of well-told stories, interested in chronicle writing and participant observation, and who enjoy immersing themselves in the nuances and contradictions of everyday life.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge of chronicling is required, just a curiosity about people and a willingness to explore. You'll need a notebook, a cell phone with a camera and recorder, a computer, and internet access to search for information.
Guillermo Osorno
A course by Guillermo Osorno
Guillermo Osorno es director creativo, estratega y educador con más de veinte años de experiencia liderando campañas publicitarias desde el brief hasta la presentación. Ha trabajado tanto en agencias como en equipos internos, ocupando cargos de liderazgo en DDB, Meta y Yahoo. Su trayectoria abarca desde marcas globales hasta negocios locales, guiando el desarrollo de ideas que combinan claridad estratégica con visión creativa.
Su enfoque se centra en el pensamiento detrás del trabajo: cómo la investigación, la cultura y la colaboración alimentan el desarrollo de conceptos. Su enseñanza traduce procesos complejos en pasos claros y aplicables para redactar briefs, identificar insights, construir ideas fuerza y preparar presentaciones eficaces. Fomenta la curiosidad, la experimentación y unos fundamentos creativos sólidos. Su metodología combina estrategia orientada a resultados con pensamiento audaz, ayudando a los estudiantes a crear campañas que conecten con audiencias y clientes.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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U2
Identify the theme, characters, and conflict of the chronicle
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How to Find a Good Story: Characters and Conflict
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A story always has three acts
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Other literary tools for narrative journalism
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Real-life characters with conflicts: How to develop a source list
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U3
Identify sources and interviews to observe and write
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Develop a list of sources
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The interview and participant observation
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Sort the material
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Organize the story and start writing
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U4
Putting history on its feet
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Reread and edit: refine language, data, and facts
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When an editor intervenes: real-life cases
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FP
Final project
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Introduction to Narrative Journalism
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