Newsday workshops every week with preparation and research of original news material outside of workshop. Feedback sessions to be given at the end of each Newsday, and one-to-one tutorials to be held as and when appropriate

Students will work in news teams to devise, source and produce original stories across a broad range of areas (news, sports, entertainments, features etc.) and present suitable articles of a professional standard for publication to a daily deadline. Students will research, gather, interview for and source original story ideas for their particular subject area (eg. council, crime, sport, ents) prior to and on the morning of each Newsday for discussion in conference and produce these to deadline. Non-reporting students will lead reporting teams by making key editorial decisions, coordinate story coverage, edit copy and picture material and ensure stories and images are uploaded to StaffsLive online news service and published to deadline to a professional standard.

Frost, Chris (2002) Reporting for Journalists, London, Routledge
Frost, Chris (2007) Journalism Ethics and Regulation (2nd edit.) London, Pearson
Harcup,Tony (2007) The Ethical Journalist, London, Sage.
Hicks, Wynford (1999) Writing for Journalists, London, Routledge.
Hicks, Wynford (1998) English for Journalists, London, Routledge.
Hudson, G. & Rowlands, S. The Broadcast Journalism Handbook, Pearson, 2007
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
Sissons, Helen (2007) Practical Journalism: How to Write News, London, Sage.
Staffordshire University Journalism Dept (2007), Journalism Style Guide, Staffs University.

Print Newsroom
Blackboard VLE will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.
StaffsLive online service to provide appropriate platform for publication
Stills cameras from Media Stores for reporters to take images

Continual Assessment weighted at 50%
Portfolio of published work 50%

Continual Assessment on performance within Newsday workshops 50%
[Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Portfolio of stories researched, written and published on StaffsLive during Newsday workshops (2000 words)
[Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3]