Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Screen School

Learning Methods

Lecture
Workshop

Module Offerings

4033JOURN-SEP-MTP

Aims

1. To develop the skills required to identify and source news stories, including finding contacts. 2. To develop the skills of effective interviewing. 3. To promote effective research skills in journalism.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify source and research news stories.
2.
Recognise the importance of building contacts and keeping a contacts list.
3.
Plan and carry out basic journalistic interviews.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:News values; sourcing news stories; basic journalism research; honing interview questions; interviewing skills.
Module Overview:
This module is designed to teach you the beginner-level skills of a trainee journalist, offering live exercises and classroom simulations. In workshop sessions you will practice interviewing and press conferences and develop practical skills using appropriate sources of information. Seminars will be used to critically analyse good practice and journalistic processes.
Additional Information:The module is designed to teach the beginner-level skills of a trainee journalist, offering live exercises and classroom simulations.

Assessments

Portfolio