DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES TO CREATE JOURNALISTIC CONTENT AND APPLY KNOWLEDGE OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTION ROLES TO PRODUCE OUTPUTS USING PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTION RESOURCES.

Knowledge & Understanding

SELECT APPROPRIATE APPROACHES TO DESIGN AND CREATE CONTENT APPROPRIATE TO DIFFERENT PLATFORMS TO MEET THE EXPECTATIONS AND RESPONSES OF AUDIENCES.

Application

DEMONSTRATE ORGANISATION AND CREATIVE PRESENTATION SKILLS RELEVANT TO INDUSTRY CONTEXTS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT.

Communication

EVALUATE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES, TECHNIQUES, AND CONTENT PRODUCTION IN RESPONSE TO BRIEFS.

Analysis, Problem Solving

CRITICALLY REFLECT ON THE PRODUCTION PROCESSES UNDERTAKEN AND EVIDENCE AN AWARENESS OF THE SUCCESS OF THESE IN RELATION TO BROADCAST/CONTENT OUTPUTS.

Reflection, Enquiry

ASSESSMENT ONE: BROADCAST PORTFOLIO [LOs 1,2,3,4] 40%


A 15–20-minute portfolio consisting of television and audio (radio/podcasting) based content, with supporting production notes (i.e. scripts/cues) where applicable.


ASSESSMENT TWO: REFLECTIVE EVALUATION 1 [LO 5] 10%

A 1000-word Reflective Evaluation exploring a learning reflection, processes, practices, and influences in creating the Broadcast Journalism Portfolio.



ASSESSMENT THREE: PRODUCTION PORTFOLIO [LOs 1,2,3,4] 40%

A portfolio consisting of a 1000-word proposal for a new magazine, a sub-editing skills assessment, page layouts including magazine cover and double-page spread,


ASSESSMENT FOUR: ASSESSMENT TWO: REFLECTIVE EVALUATION 2 [LO 5] 10%

A 1000-word Reflective Evaluation exploring a learning reflection, processes, practices, and influences in creating the Production Journalism Portfolio.

This module explores broadcasting modes of delivery in television, radio/podcasting, and Production Journalism. This includes recording and editing news-based content including radio reports, filming and packaging original content for TV, radio, and online audiences. The module develops a knowledge and understanding of the practical components of broadcasting techniques and skills to produce content for the different broadcast platforms, evaluating the appropriateness of the form and content both across and within different media and consumer expectations through the creative process. It also provides basic knowledge, understanding and experience of processing words and pictures for newspaper, magazine, and online content through an introduction to production methods constraints and needs, while also improving reporting and writing skills. It includes the use of computer-based editing and design with industry-standard software (e.g., InDesign and Photoshop), typography, layout, headlines, and an analysis of how news values and reader needs/expectations are addressed through the editing process.

Television and radio are constantly evolving media, and the roles of producers and presenters have changed in recent years. Production Journalism and Design skills are also still in demand and coveted by the industry, both print and online. This module gives you an understanding of the various components that contribute to the production of visual and sound-based content, exploring a range of skills including producing report packages and magazine-based content, giving you a solid grounding in professional broadcasting and news content creation. You will devise your own radio/TV and online packages to connect with different audiences and develop you presentation and writing skills. You will also learn how to design for print and web, including many of the sub-editing skills still considered essential in the media industry. A journalist with production skills is more employable than one without!

Workshop-based delivery will offer an interactive exploration of broadcast/online media-based content to consider key concepts, skills, techniques, and information supported by visual and aural examples. This will also include working in Broadcast Newsroom, Media Centre and on location. Workshops will develop a knowledge and understanding of the techniques to produce professional standard outputs. The workshop format will also be key in learning the skills of Production Journalism, including essential facilitating software programmes.



Contact/Scheduled learning and Teaching Activities
-Technical Instruction and workshop production skills
-Broadcasting/Production craft sessions
-Risk Assessment, health and safety, media centre operation
-Workshops/screenings to develop your applied skills across a range of production tasks
-Group sessions

-Short exercises and assignments that help you to apply and evaluate your learning

Guided Independent Study Activities:
-Independent practice
-Research
-Group meetings
-Production project work and skills development
-Teamwork
-Blackboard

Carroll, B. (2023) Writing and Editing for Digital Media, London: Routledge.

Greenwood, S. (2018) Future Journalism, London: Routledge.

Johnson, K. & Radosh, J. (2023) The Broadcast News Toolkit, London: Routledge.

Lloyd, D. (2019) Radio Secrets, Norwich: Rethink.

Papper, R. (2021) Broadcast News and Writing Stylebook, London: Routledge.

Uskali, T. et al. (2021) Immersive Journalism as Storytelling, London: Routledge.



See Reading Lists Online for a full listing of reading texts.

Library resources

Blackboard VLE
Media Centre for booking equipment including audio kits, cameras.
Newsroom facilities and relevant software resources