Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Workshop
Module Offerings
7524IST-JAN-PAR
Aims
1. To enable students to apply core journalistic skills in "live" real-world environment
2. To develop key transferable skills such as teamwork, leadership, communication
3. To strengthen students' core sports story-telling skills across different platforms
Learning Outcomes
1.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of multi-platform journalism
2.
Critically analyse and engage effectively in journalism production processes
3.
Employ effective planning and organizational skills in managing time, resources
and personnel in a news day situation
4.
Demonstrate an ability to work productively in a group or team, displaying abilities
at different times to listen, contribute and lead
5.
Demonstrate effective self-discipline, self-direction and reflexivity
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Students will work as part of a team creating content to deadline in live multi-platform
newsdays
They will undertake key newsroom leadership roles during newsdays, and react to breaking sports news quickly to inform digital audience. They will report "live" sports on-scene using Facebook Live + other tools, and run multiple social media platforms to publish, share, engage, source and verify. During newsdays they will enhance their CMS skills in uploading, editing, publishing digital content, and they will develop creative and feature news/sports content writing styles such as profiles, listicles, opinions, longer form issue features. Students will also employ 'live blog' skills in the field, in sports arena, and create video packages for online, including pieces to camera, sequence, voiceovers and captions. Throughout the module students will utilize and their ethical and legal knowledge in 'live' content production and publication
Additional Information:In live newsdays, students operate as a team and produce content for digital and broadcast platforms to deadlines. Students will operate in different roles to develop transferable skills as well as practical journalistic techniques.