Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Screen School

Learning Methods

Workshop

Module Offerings

6043JOURN-SEP-MTP

Aims

Develop a critical understanding of the purpose of features and associated forms of writing such as reviews and opinion. Construct and develop features/review ideas and write original material in a variety of specialist areas such as arts, lifestyle and culture. Analyse the impact of audience, market, available sources and other constraints on magazine production.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Conceptualise and research story ideas with a topical peg.
2.
Construct, design and develop a variety of feature articles.
3.
Analyse and evaluate key issues impacting on the magazine market.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Students will develop advanced skills in a number of specialist areas of journalism such as arts, culture and lifestyle. Students will also analyse key issues of magazine production.
Module Overview:
You will develop a critical understanding of the purpose of features and associated forms of writing such as reviews and opinion.

You will construct and develop features/review ideas and write original material in a variety of specialist areas such as arts, lifestyle and culture. You will also analyse the impact of audience, market, available sources and other constraints on magazine production.
Additional Information:This module will allow students to develop advanced skills of long-form writing, reviewing and pro-active journalism through ideas generation.

Assessments

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