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Assessment
1. One presentation outlining the concepts behind three potential magazines (20%)
2. Portfolio (80%), to comprise:
- A flat plan and features list with editorial suggestions;
- Original features and interviews suitable for inclusion within your publication as follows:
2 extended features (1200 words each)
2 short features (e.g. review, preview, profile) (600 words each)
2 interviews (of any genre) (between 800 and 1200 words each)
1 additional short feature (600 words) OR one additional short interview (800 words).
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| Module Overview |
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· To examine the current magazine market and identify commercial opportunities
· To assess and analyse styles of journalism produced for particular markets
· To evaluate magazines’ content with an editorial eye
· To plan potential magazine content and structure
· To write and edit content in a variety of styles appropriate to a specific audience
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| Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
Apply critical perspectives to analyse examples of contemporary journalism from a range of different media
Write extended pieces of journalism, using appropriate software tools
Plan an issue of a magazine, using flat-plan and feature-list techniques
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This module is based around each individual student devising, planning and writing original content for their own magazine. Each student will be expected to carry out research, writing and interviewing outside of class, though the time in class will be effectively time in the “newsroom”, with access to research, writing and design facilities as well feedback and support from classmates and tutor;
Weeks 1-3: Identifying audiences; identifying potential gaps in the market for a magazine; justifying the originality of the concept; drafting three potential ideas for a magazine concept and presenting them to the class (part of the module’s
assessment
criteria) before deciding on one
Weeks 4-5: Beginning to flat-plan and develop a features list; identifying possible interviews; researching and setting up interview times; writing up interviews
Week 6: Reporting back to the class on magazine’s development so far; feedback
Weeks 7 and 8: Short features; how to plan them, how to research them; writing them
Weeks 9 and 10: Extended features: coming up with ideas, researching, interviewing, writing
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
Lectures addressing areas of theory
Practical workshop sessions
Seminar discussions
Video screenings
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
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Allan, Stuart (2006) Online News: Journalism and the Internet (Open UP) Cutts, Martin (2004) Oxford Guide to Plain English (Oxford UP) Dahlgren, Peter and Colin Sparks (1992) Journalism and Popular Culture (Sage) Fergusson, Rosalind and Martin H. Manse (1998) The Macmillan Guide to English Grammar (Macmillan) Gillmor, Dan (2006) We The Media: Grassroots Journalism By The People, For The People (O’Reilly Media) Keeble, R (2006) The Newspapers Handbook (Routledge) McKay, J (2000) The Magazines Handbook (Routledge) Morrish, J (2003) Magazine Editing: How to Develop and Manage a Successful Publication (Routledge) Niblock, S (1996) Inside Journalism (Blueprint) Quinn, Frances (2007) Law for Journalists (Longman) Roget’s Thesaurus (Penguin) Shiach, Don (1995) Basic Punctuation (John Murray) 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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