This 15 credit module examines concurrently online radio and TV reporting and presentation. The module aims to integrate the major theories and practical skills of the broadcast journalist. It also gives students a grasp of professional presentation techniques. It investigates, analyses and gives practice in finding news stories, voice and package reporting, interview techniques, bulletin editing, the use of actuality, the use of records/engineering and digital editing.
The module examines broadcast journalism practice to give essential skills in the field as well as an understanding of the relationship between the practice of broadcast journalism, the production values of broadcasting and definitions of news.
The module will examine present practice but will extend this to explore the impact of new technology on news and newsgathering. The module will teach radio and TV styles and their relative effectiveness.

Theory and practice are integrated. Online radio and television are also covered concurrently with individual
and group work on broadcast assignments. All teaching takes place in the broadcast newsroom and
studios and occasionally on location filming. Contact time takes place through workshop sessions in
which lecture and practical material is combined with a programme of directed reading and viewing and
listening. Training is seen as very important and each student will benefit from an individual session with a professional during the Semester.
Technical training will be offered throughout and is built into specific workshops to enable students to gain practice in the use of recording equipment such as audio recording with a Marantz, audio editing with Audacity, use of the ENG camcorder for filming, and use of Final Cut Pro film editing software.
There is approximately 100 hours of supervised activity throughout the semester one module. Students are supervised for approximately eight hours a week studying the basics of theory and practice of broadcast journalism.

Newsroom
Radio and TV studios
Recorders and TV cameras
Internet/StaffsLive
PA Mediapoint
The Blackboard virtual learning environment will be available (where relevant) to support this module. Details will be supplied in the module handbook.

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Andrews, Phil (2005) Sports Journalism: A Practical Guide, Sage
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.
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Hudson, Gary and Rowlands, Sarah (2007) The Broadcast Journalism Handbook, London, Pearson.
McKane, Anna, (2007) Newswriting, London, Sage.
Phillips, Angela, (2007) Good Writing for Journalists, London, Sage
Quinn, Francis, (2007) Law for Journalists, London, Pearson
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Sanders, Karen (2003) Ethics and Journalism, London, Sage.
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Starkey, Guy (2007) Balance and Bias in Journalism, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan.
Thompson, Rick (2005) Writing for Broadcast Journalists, London, Routledge
Welsh, Greenwood and Banks (2007) McNae's Essential Law for Journalists, (19th edition) Oxford University Press

Multi-media Newsdays. Continual assessment of each student will take place on all areas of performance, using a continual assessment sheet to include news judgement, news writing portfolio, technical ability, presentation performance, editing ability, leadership and team working ability, creativity in package making (100% weighting, Learning Outcomes 1 to 6).