Portfolio of content – to include review and lifestyle journalism appropriate for a student-specified publication or publications. 2,500 words – 100%.

Learning Outcomes 1-5

This module is designed to allow students to appreciate review and lifestyle journalism and equips students with the capabilities to replicate content to industry standards. They will gain an understanding of markets for such work and how to address them as both freelancers and employees. Examples of review and lifestyle journalism from newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and TV will be analysed.

There will be 11 x 1-hour lectures and 11 x 1-hour seminars, which will focus on the key concepts, skills and techniques in producing industry-standard content.
Independent study time will allow students to develop their knowledge and understanding of the magazine market to inform analysis and production of quality content.

Newsroom facilities
Blackboard

1. DEVELOP THE ABILITY TO REALISE IDEAS AS CONTENT APPROPRIATE TO A VARIETY OF PLATFORMS [Knowledge and Understanding]

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

3. EVALUATE READER-APPEAL AND COMMERCIAL VIABILITY
[Analysis]

4. WRITE AND RESEARCH ACCURATE AND ENTERTAINING CONTENT
[Application]

5. DEMONSTRATE TARGETED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SKILLS APPROPRIATE TO JOURNALISM AND TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER DISCIPLINES
[Reflection]

• Borthwick S. and Moy R [2004]: Popular Music Genres: An Introduction. Edinburgh University Press
• Fisher M. [2015]: How to Write About Theatre: A Manual for Critics, Students and Bloggers. London: Bloomsbury Methuen Drama.
• Garrison B. [2009] Professional Feature Writing 5th edition, Routledge Communication Series
• Hicks, Wynford [2013] English for Journalists: Twentieth Anniversary Edition, London, Routledge.

• Levenson E. [2015]: Creativity and Feature Writing: How to Get Hundreds of New Ideas Every Day. Routledge
• Lieb, T. [2016] Editing for the Digital Age, Sage
• Lipschultz, J.H. [2017] Social Media Communication, Routledge.
• Plaice Andy [2018] Arts Reviewing, Routledge
• Rutter P. [2016]: The Music Industry Handbook 2nd Edition Routledge
• Shuker R. [2016]: Understanding Popular Music Culture 5th Edition Routledge
• Williams G. [2015]: How To Write About Contemporary Art. London: Thames & Hudson.
• Woodworth M & Grossan AJ (eds) [2015]: How to Write About Music: Excerpts from the 33 1/3 Series, Magazines, Books and Blogs with Advice from Industry-leading Writers. New York: Bloomsbury Academic.