JOU6212 - Advanced Broadcast Journalism

Objectives:

On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
Demonstrate a systematic handling of key aspects of television, radio and online journalism
Demonstrate practical skills relevant to the production of television, radio and online news.
Critically evaluate the production process and the finished product
Work effectively within a team to meet deadlines and utilise resources effectively
Demonstrate application and understanding of the skills learned at Levels 4 and 5 by successfully undertaking a structured and monitored industry placement

Content:

This module expands on skills learned in the level 5 Broadcast Journalism module, and pulls in other relevant journalism skills from the two previous years overall. It stretches students to extend their news production skills and journalistic skill, by engaging with the production of television and radio news artefacts and programmes.
The module will begin with a three week industry placement in the early part of Semester 1.
This placement will enable students to apply their learning from Levels 4 and 5 in the workplace, and students will be closely monitored throughout the attachment period to ensure that they use the opportunities offered to maximum advantage. To this end students will be required to maintain an attachment log in which they record their daily activity, and reflect on their experience.
In television, students will then go on to work toward longer-form television pieces which combine their news production skills learned in level 5 semester 1, with their feature news production skills learned in semester 2 of level 5 and use them to produce a television news and current affairs programme which extends their news bulletin production skills, and brings in more considered news , features and programme production skills. In radio students will be required to present a portfolio of production artefacts including (but not limited to) packages, voice pieces, bulletins and/or location reports in styles suitable for different radio stations and audiences. This will require students to apply an advanced understanding of the requirements, conventions and regulatory regimes applicable to different broadcasters and content providers.
Students must also demonstrate advanced ability to integrate elements of text, audio, video and still images to create effective online web news pages which will require students to work to tight, on-going deadlines, thinking creatively about the use of social media and incorporating news stories within a variety of platforms.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshops and newsdays

Workshops / newsdays
Contact Hours: 80
Intended Group size: 15

Industry placement

Hours: 120

Guided independent study
Hours: 20

Further details relating to assessment
Portfolio 1 will normally include a longer form television news programme consisting of an element of television news, but also features and current affairs. It will utilise the students’ programme making skills as well as their individual video journalistic skills, and feature producing skills.
Portfolio 2 will normally include radio news programme making produced during an intensive time period, and including news days, plus critical evaluation analysing the work, assessing teamwork and drawing comparisons with the industry. Students must pass the placement element of assessment to pass the module overall.

Assessment:

001 Portfolio 1 (TV) 2000 words equiv during sem 1/2 50%
002 Portfolio 2 (Radio) 2000 words equiv during sem 1 50%
003 Industry Placement 3 weeks Pass/Fail before start of sem 1 0%


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