This module is designed to work alongside Journalism in Practice in order to develop students’ writing skills. Each Writing for… module will be award-specific - tailored in each award towards the learning outcomes of the course. Generally, students will learn about the practical and commercial restraints of producing content and the pressures placed on journalists in terms of accuracy, clarity and writing to deadline. By the end of the module, students should be able to write stories applicable to their award. They will be able to produce content under pressure in timed exercises, replicating industry practice

Newsroom facilities
Blackboard

Bradshaw, Paul and Rohumaa, Liisa (2011) The Online Journalism Handbook, Pearson
Evans, H. (2000) Essential English for Journalists, Pimlico.
Harcup, T. (2004) Journalism Principles and Practice, Sage.
Hennessy, B. (2006) Writing Feature Articles (4th edition), Focal Press.
Hicks, W. (1999) Writing for Journalists, Routledge.
Hicks, W. (1998) English for Journalists, Routledge.
Pape, Susan, Featherstone, Sue (2006) Feature Writing: A Practical Introduction London, Sage.
Phillips, A. (2007) Good Writing for Journalists, Sage.
Rudin, R. and Ibbotson, T. (2002) An Introduction to Journalism, Focal Press.
Sissons, Helen, (2007) Practical Journalism: How to Write News, London, Sage.

1. UNDERSTAND HOW TO STRUCTURE ACCURATELY JOURNALISTIC COPY FOR ONLINE, PRINT AND BROADCAST
[Knowledge and Understanding]

2. ADAPT WRITING STYLE TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF TARGET PUBLICATION
[Problem Solving]

3. PRODUCE ACCURATE AND STYLISH CONTENT TO DEADLINES
[Learning]

4. WRITE AND RESEARCH ACCURATE AND BALANCED CONTENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AWARD THIS MODULE IS LINKED TO
[Application]

There will be workshops for 26 weeks in which the focus will be on writing. Students will focus on the essentials of story structure, intros, using quotes effectively, use of language and story content. They will learn the differences and similarities in writing for online, print and broadcast developing their style for different audiences.
They will produce assessed coursework to illustrate their ability to produce content from start to finish, as well as completing timed exercises to demonstrate their ability to write copy to a required standard and within a deadline.

100% Portfolio containing:

Match Report 20%
Report and quotes follow up 20%
Sports Bulletin 20%
Live Report 20%
Field Trip Report 20%

This module is an introduction to the basic skills of sports journalism. You will learn about the sports news cycle, how sport is covered by print, digital and broadcast organisations, how to operate as a professional sports journalist, delivering to deadline and to your target audience. You will learn with like-minded colleagues in weekly workshops but will also visit sporting events to gain real-world reporting experience, including how to edit a TV sports bulletin.