• To have an understanding of news stories and an ability to conceptualize them into visual journalism.
• To have an in-depth knowledge of layout design.
• To translate news stories into effective layouts for the paper using graphic design, illustrations, typography and photography.
• To have a thorough knowledge of the following softwares; Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop
• To be able to co-ordinate with news desks for stories, pictures and relevant data that can be converted into