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About inkscopery

Editorial production, taught the way newsrooms actually work

inkscopery started as an internal training programme for a UK newsroom before becoming a standalone course. Our instructors have run desks, planned scripts and coordinated live coverage under real deadlines, and every module reflects that experience.

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What we stand for

Three principles guide every module we build and every mentor we bring on board.

Clarity First

We teach writers to define scope before drafting, so every story earns its place on the running order.

Craft With Care

Editorial production is a craft. We treat every script, brief and revision as worth doing properly.

Deadline Discipline

Real newsrooms don't wait. Our workflows are built to hold up under genuine time pressure.

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From rough draft to a script that survives edit

Every piece of writing we teach goes through the same lifecycle: scope, draft, structural edit, line edit, and a final read against the running order. Learners leave with a repeatable process, not just a finished piece.

Meet the instructors

A small team of working editors and producers who teach exactly what they practise.

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Margaret Ashworth

Editorial Director

Portrait of a head of script development

Rahul Bhatt

Head of Script Development

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Naomi Osei

Newsroom Coordination Lead

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Peter Whitfield

Senior Story Editor