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This module offers an opportunity to utilise and develop the practical journalism skills learnt at Level 4, together with the theory that underpins the practice. Students will work towards four news days.

This module will be workshop based with students assigning themselves roles within each news day and taking a full role in the preparation for the day. Tutors will provide clear guidance as to the outcome of the news days but students will assume responsibility for achieving those goals. Students will be encouraged to develop their critical and evaluative skills in the production of their own and colleagues’ broadcast, print and online work.

Each news day will reflect a specific medium: radio, television, newspaper and online. Working in shifts as members of news teams allocated with specific duties, students will, subject to negotiation with the tutor, generate reactive and proactive news items to demonstrate their professional abilities in all aspects of practical news production involving researching, writing, reporting, presentation, editing and management.

A student passing this module should be able to:

1. Construct legally and ethically correct news material in the areas of radio, TV, print and on-line journalism to a tight deadline
2. Have an understanding of the generic similarities and specific differences within each mode of delivery
3. Have an ability to deal with the pressures of professional practice in a working newsroom as part of team
4. Have an understanding of the relationship between the newsgathering and production sides of the industry
5. Research, prepare and present news material in different formats.
6. Present and deliver news bulletin material to set broadcast times and publication deadlines to a specific audience

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.