A portfolio of contemporary news writing based on a student multiplatform development of work weighted at 50%
[Learning Outcomes 1-8]

A practical three-minute news bulletin weighted at 50% [Learning Outcomes 2, 4, 6, 7]

Multi-media teaching constructed as blended learning in format, with practical workshops & Blackboard guidance
Students will learn about the basics of radio journalism in the UK and its construction and delivery. They will also work with smartphone technology to create short-form video content suitable for a radio station website or blog. To represent the online section of their portfolio, students will create a blog and create digital story features written in a traditional online format for news.

Weekly workshops and supportive technical training sessions provided by the Media Centre team in Burli & Studio use.
Research, lectures and some practical tasks can be delivered in a computer suite with desktops for student use, but the Burli, studio and interviewing sections of the learning will need the facilities of the Broadcast Newsroom to complete. A series of practical workshops will be devised to support a basic 15 credit version, suitable for students with entry level news awareness.

Computer desktops within the Flaxman classrooms for student use, in close proximity to the Flaxman Newsrooom.

Using the radio studios for practical tasks involving recording, interviewing, editing and processing audio using a Burli system.

To be trained on & later have access to, the professional Burli newsgathering system; currently housed only in our newsroom.

To be trained on and supported to create and edit video content using smart-phone technology.

All kit, support & resources to be provided by the Media Centre

Access to the Cadman Library eBook resources, Helix multimedia library & Blackboard Ultra for portfolio submissions.

Contemporary Texts from industry leaders
Chantler, P. and Stewart, P.A. (2003) Basic radio journalism. Oxford: Elsevier Science.
Geller, V. and Ryder, T. (2011) Beyond powerful radio, Second edition: A communicator’s guide to the Internet age-news, talk, information & personality for broadcasting, Podcasting, Internet, radio. 2nd edn. Amsterdam: Elsevier/Focal Press.
Lloyd, D. (2015) How To Make Great Radio, first edition Biteback Publishing:
Including Valerie Geller, David Lloyd and most importantly Paul Chantler & Peter Stewart’s Basic Radio Journalism (focal Press)

1. UNDERSTAND THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF NEWS PRODUCTION FOR MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALISM FOCUSING PRIMARILY ON RADIO.
[Knowledge and Understanding]

2. APPLY BASIC JOURNALISTIC SKILLS (ACCURATE INTERPRETATION OF INFORMATION IN NEWS JUDGEMENTS, OPERATING AUDIO EDITING EQUIPMENT TO A BASIC STANDARD, WRITING STORIES AND INTERVIEWING TO A BASIC STANDARD) AND DEMONSTRATE ORIGINALITY IN STORY PRODUCTION.
[Learning]

3. APPRAISE DIFFERENT METHODS OF RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO SELECT APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES OF DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION.
[Enquiry]

4. ENGAGE IN CRITICAL REFLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALISM PRACTICE IN DEVELOPING THEIR INDIVIDUAL WORKING PRACTICE.
[Analysis]

5. DEMONSTRATE ORIGINALITY AND ABILITY TO ACT DECISIVELY IN EDITORIAL TERMS.
[Problem Solving]

6. ENGAGE IN AND PERFORM PROFESSIONAL, VERBAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
[Communication]

7. APPLY BASIC MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALISTIC SKILLS INCLUDING ABILITY TO WRITE IN A JOURNALISTIC MANNER.
[Application]

8. BECOME A REFLECTIVE MULTI-MEDIA JOURNALIST, ABLE TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE AS A RESULT OF DEEPENING, BROADENING AND CONSOLIDATING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE RADIO NEWS INDUSTRY.
[Reflection]