Portfolio of articles - including some to be undertaken in controlled, timed circumstances - totalling 4,000 words[Learning Outcomes 1-4]

Key Information Set Data:
100% Coursework

Blackboard VLE
Module handbook
Staffs Live website
Press Association newswire
Media Laboratory
Newsroom facilities

The module is designed to introduce all journalism students to the basics of news evaluation and news writing within a realistic but ethical framework. It will provide them with knowledge to understand what makes something newsworthy and the basic skills to carry out and use interviews. It also teaches students how to construct a simple news story for print, broadcast and online purposes. They will learn how to write an intro or a link and how to combine information and facts with direct quotes or interview clips. They will also be taught the importance to a reporter of accuracy and objectivity. By the end of the module students be able to put together a simple sports news report and match report. Work undertaken on this module - including field trips to sporting events - will also prepare students for the NCTJ Sports Journalism exam.

One weekly lecture to communicate principles of news evaluation and sports news writing. One weekly workshop to practise writing and apply the theory learned in the lectures. Independent study in order to prepare and research for the workshops. Field trips to football matches, racing fixtures and other sporting events.Visiting professionals to deliver lectures and take part in workshops.

Key Information Set Data:
16% Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities
84% Guided Independent Study

Sports Journalism:
Anderson, Douglas A. (1994) Contemporary Sports Reporting, (Nelson-Hall)
Andrews, Phil (2005) Sports Journalism: A practical introduction ( Sage)
Boyle,Raymond (2006) Sports Journalism: Context and Issues (Sage)
Hudson, G, Rowlands, S (2007) The Broadcast Journalism Handbook (Pearson)
Rowe, D. (2004) Sport, Culture and the Media, (Open UP)
Schultz, Brad (2002) Sports Broadcasting, (Focal Press)
Steen, R. (2007) Sports Journalism: a Multi-Media Primer (Routledge)

Journalism:
These publications are standard journalism texts, all recognised for their worth in learning journalism in all forms.
Allan, Stuart (2005) Journalism: Critical Issues, Buckingham, OU Press
Evans, H. (2000) Essential English: for journalists, editors and writers, (Pimlico)
Frost, Chris (2002) Reporting for Journalists, London, Routledge
Frost, Chris (2007) Journalism Ethics and Regulation (2nd edit.) London, Pearson
Harcup, Tony (2003) Journalism: Principles and Practice, London, Sage.
Harcup,Tony (2007) The Ethical Journalist, London, Sage.
Harris, Geoffrey and Spark, David, (1997) Practical Newspaper Reporting, Oxford, Focal Press.
Hicks, Wynford (1999) Writing for Journalists, London, Routledge.
Hicks, Wynford (1998) English for Journalists, London, Routledge.
Journalism Dept (2007) Journalism Style Guide, Staffordshire University.
Keeble, Richard, (2001- Third Edition) The Newspapers Handbook, London, Routledge.
McKane, Anna, (2007) Newswriting, London, Sage.
Pape, Susan and Featherstone, Sue (2005) Newspaper Journalism: A Practical Introduction, London, Sage.
Pape, Susan, Featherstone, Sue (2006) Feature Writing: A Practical Introduction London, Sage.
Phillips, Angela, (2007) Good Writing for Journalists, London, Sage
Rudin, R. and Ibbotson, T. (2002) An Introduction to Journalism ¿ essential techniques and background, (Focal Press)
Sanders, Karen (2003) Ethics and Journalism, London, Sage.
Sissons, Helen, (2007) Practical Journalism: How to Write News, London, Sage.
Snoddy, Raymond (1992) The Good, The Bad and The Unacceptable, London, Faber and Faber.
Starkey, Guy (2007) Balance and Bias in Journalism, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan

Websites
National newspapers via www.wrz.zen.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/sport
www.skysports.com
www.sportsjournalists.co.uk
www.sportsbusiness.com
www.bjtc.org.uk
www.nctj.com
www.newsnow.co.uk
www.soccerbase.com
www.sportsister.com
www.shekicks.net
www.cricinfo.com