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2011/2 Provisional Module Catalogue - UNDER CONSTRUCTION & SUBJECT TO CHANGE
 Module Code: SOC2058 Module Title: JOURNALISM: SPECIALIST FEATURES AND ONLINE NEWS
Module Provider: Sociology Short Name: SOC2058
Level: HE2 Module Co-ordinator: DUNN C Ms (Sociology)
Number of credits: 15 Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
 
Module Availability
Semester 2
Assessment Pattern

Unit(s) of Assessment

 
Weighting Towards Module Mark( %)

 

Portfolio containing 3 x 850 word specialist newspaper articles

 

70

 

1 x Blog style article (1500 words)

 

30

 

Qualifying Condition(s) 

 

A weighted aggregate mark of 40% is required to pass the module.

 
Module Overview
This module examines various specialist newspaper sections, looking at the different styles of writing appropriate in these outlets and taking into account the differing audiences.
Prerequisites/Co-requisites
None
Module Aims

·         To examine the styles of different specialist newspaper sections and the target audiences associated with them

 

·         To examine the implications for journalism of the internet and other new technologies

 

·         To develop students’ skills producing specialist and online forms of journalism

 
Learning Outcomes

Having completed this module, students should be able to:

 

·         Understand the styles appropriate for different newspaper sections and write for different audiences

 

·         Understand the developments in journalism practice in the age of online and interactive media

 

·         Apply critical perspectives to analyse examples of contemporary journalism from a range of media

 

·         Write extended pieces of journalism for print and online, using appropriate software tools

 
Module Content

·         Travel journalism

 

·         Entertainment journalism

 

·         Sports journalism

 

·         Online journalism – blogging and writing for an interactive audience

 

·         Live online coverage of events (including multimedia provision)

 
Methods of Teaching/Learning

·         11 x 2 hour sessions consisting of lectures, discussion and practical workshops

 

·         Ongoing development of extended articles with feedback

Reading and critical discussion
Selected Texts/Journals

Clow, K.E. and Baack, Davies, Kath and Julienne Dickey (1987) Out of Focus (Women’s Press)

 

Davies, Nick (2008) Flat Earth News (Chatto & Windus)

 

Engel, Matthew (1997) Tickle the Public (Phoenix)

 

Goldacre, Ben (2008) Bad Science (Fourth Estate)

 

Hennessy, Brian (1993) Writing Feature Articles (Focal Press)

 

Keeble, R (2006) The Newspapers Handbook (Routledge)

 

McKay, J (2000) The Magazines Handbook (Routledge)

 

Niblock, S (1996) Inside Journalism (Blueprint)

 

Pape, S and Featherstone, S (2006), Feature Writing: A Practical Introduction (Sage)

 
Last Updated
April 2011