Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Screen School

Learning Methods

Seminar

Workshop

Module Offerings

7109JOURN-SEP-MTP

Aims

1. To equip students with fundamental content gathering and reporting tools 2. To develop students’ knowledge of essential digital skills in journalism 3. To enhance journalistic writing styles

Learning Outcomes

1.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of journalistic techniques and apply them effectively
2.
Demonstrate essential knowledge of digital skills and employ in a variety of journalistic scenarios
3.
Demonstrate professional journalistic skills in news gathering, writing and production for print, online and broadcast
4.
Demonstrate effective transferable skills such as written and oral communications, IT and research skills
5.
Work effectively and independently to meet deadlines in an industry environment

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:This module will help students understand what is ‘newsworthy’ and what makes a story, develop their content ‘ideas’ from source to completion, and they will learn to develop and nurture contacts and sources. Students will employ effective interview techniques to obtain information and quotes (including use of Shorthand) and will use appropriate media and platforms for disseminating content. It will develop their journalistic writing style to enable them to construct readable and engaging content as well as employ SEO skills for headlines, intros, captions, social media teasers and more. They will develop technical CMS and mobile journalism skills required in today’s industry so they can produce/edit video, audio and image-led content
Module Overview:
This module will help you to understand what is ‘newsworthy’ and what makes a story, develop your content ‘ideas’ from source to completion, and learn to develop and nurture contacts and sources. You will employ effective interview techniques to obtain information and quotes (including use of Shorthand) and will use appropriate media and platforms for disseminating content. It will develop your journalistic writing style to enable you to construct readable and engaging content as well as employ SEO skills for headlines, intros, captions, social media teasers and more. You will develop technical CMS and mobile journalism skills required in today’s industry so you can produce/edit video, audio and image-led content.

This module will help prepare you to sit the NCTJ Essential Journalism examination.
Additional Information:This module will help prepare students to sit the NCTJ Essential Journalism examination

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