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Portfolio comprising ten original and topical news articles (which must all be dated), with a total word count of 6,000 words.
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Module Objectives:
To understand the styles appropriate for different newspapers, and be able to produce work stylistically suitable for publication
· To examine the social, cultural, political and economic contexts of contemporary journalism practices
· To assess and analyse styles of journalism produced for particular markets
· To evaluate current debates in journalism studies concerning the ethics of reporting, regulation, and the ideological role of the news media
· To produce original pieces of journalism appropriate for specific markets
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Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
· Understand how the print news media operates
· Understand the applications and implications of new technology for journalism
· Apply critical perspectives to analyse examples of contemporary journalism from a range of different media
· Write news journalism, using appropriate software tools
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Week 1: How are newspapers put together? Looking at the “jigsaw”
Weeks 2 and 3: How to structure a news story – analysis and practical
Weeks 4 and 5: How to find a story – analysis and practical
Weeks 6 and 7: News sources and starting to research– what is reliable information? Introduction to interviewing
Weeks 8 and 9: Law and ethics
Week 10: Basic editing skills – how to wield the blue pencil |
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This course will be taught through lectures addressing areas of theory; practical workshop sessions; seminar discussions; video screenings
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Background
Reading
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Burns, Lynette S (2002), Understanding Journalism (Sage)
Cutts, Martin (2004) Oxford Guide to Plain English (Oxford UP)
Fergusson, Rosalind and Martin H. Manse (1998) The Macmillan Guide to
English Grammar (Macmillan)
Fleming, C (2006) An Introduction to Journalism, London: Sage
Harcup, T (2004) Journalism: Principles and Practice (Sage)
Marr, Andrew (2005) My Trade (Pan)
Niblock, S (1996) Inside Journalism (Blueprint)
Pape, S and S Featherstone (2005), Newspaper Journalism: A Practical
Introduction (Sage)
Roget’s Thesaurus (Penguin)
Shiach, Don (1995) Basic Punctuation (John Murray)
Strunk, William (2000) The Elements of Style (Longman)
Welsh, T et al (eds) (2007) McNae’s Essential Law for Journalists (Oxford UP)
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| Last Updated |
| September 2010 |
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