Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Humanities and Social Science

Learning Methods

Lecture
Workshop

Module Offerings

5105MEDCUL-JAN-MTP

Aims

1. To critically evaluate professional and scholarly accounts of the development and the cultural and professional practices of popular journalism. 2. To examine approaches to research for the production of professional journalistic practice. 3. To introduce students to writing skills appropriate to real-world journalistic practice.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Analysis of popular journalistic practice; Industry and scholarly issues and debates; Journalism as a cultural practice; Digital Writing and feature writing; Critical reflective practice; Field research.
Module Overview:
Magazines are a popular form of journalism, read by many thousands and often staffed by freelance writers. In this module you will both critically evaluate journalistic practice, in contemporary publications like Vogue, Cosmopolitan and When Saturday Comes, and produce professional standard copy for real-world audiences. The module focuses upon contemporary industry practice with an emphasis on lifestyle and feature journalism. You will examine a range of issues that influence the production and consumption of popular journalism. You will undertake research for your own professional-standard portfolio of original reviews and features which meet the professional demands of real-world publications.
Additional Information:This module expects students to undertake field research either in Liverpool, or if possible, on a fieldwork trip organised by LJMU.

Assessments

Portfolio
Essay