The Press Association is launching a new diploma in video journalism to meet the demand as news websites provide video coverage alongside their articles.

The training programme targets print journalists who want to broaden their skills so that they are capable of both writing and video shooting for newspapers.

David Dunkley Gyimah, who used to work for the BBC, will head the course.

David is now a lecturer of video journalism at Westminster University and the editor of the innovative viewmagazine.tv website.

In addition to video camera training, delegates will also learn to tell news stories through video, understand how to interview on camera, work with light and sound and editing skills.

After two weeks of classroom-based training, candidates will go back to their offices to put their new skills into practice. Then they will return to the classroom for another one week advanced training.

At the end of training, candidates need to submit a portfolio of their work for assessment in order to obtain the diploma qualification.

Tony Johnston, head of Press Association editorial training, said: “As broadband Internet becomes the norm, newspaper publishers are becoming increasingly aware of the need to develops web content.

“Having journalists who are as comfortable writing for print as they are telling stories through video is going to be essential.”