LT312-6-FY-CO:
Broadcast Journalism
2017/18
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Thursday 05 October 2017
Friday 29 June 2018
30
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Requisites for this module
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BA P500 Multimedia Journalism,
BA P501 Multimedia Journalism (Including Year Abroad),
BA P503 Multimedia Journalism (Including Placement Year)
This module builds on everything you have learned so far about writing, reporting and production, with a particular emphasis on the broadcast media of radio and television. You will already have had the opportunity to gain extensive experience of newspaper and online reporting, and this module will bring your broadcast skills up to the same high standard of knowledge and expertise.
This module will also prepare you for the Specialist Option element of the NCTJ Diploma.
Aims
The aim of the module is to develop and expand your knowledge of, and ability to operate effectively within, the world of broadcast news, giving you a broader overview and helping you become a fully-fledged broadcast journalist.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this module, you will:
1. be capable of operating as a radio and television journalist with a high degree of competence in terms of both the technical and editorial requirements of the media
2. have developed your understanding of audience behaviour, and what that means for the way news is selected, produced and presented
3. have a broad overview of the way radio and television studios work, and a grasp of the specialist language and terminology of broadcast news
4. have learned and will be able to demonstrate a practical working knowledge of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code
Syllabus
The syllabus will be a mixture of the theoretical and practical.
Classroom teaching will cover:
1. the broader view of the broadcast news business, its characteristics and requirements, its language and ways of working
2. further development of your ability to handle the basic hardware and software involved in broadcast news production
3. further work on presentation techniques, including voice training and conducting broadcast interviews
4. further work on values and ethics, incorporating teaching of the contents of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code
Practical work will include:
1. continuous opportunities to create radio and television content through the campus radio and television broadcasts that began in Year 2
2. visits to radio and television stations to see how the news is produced in professional practice
3. further voice training
4. 15 News Days
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Classroom work will be based on more of the News Days you ran in Year 2, with the emphasis moving towards multimedia production. Time will be allotted for practical work, under the guidance of course tutors.
Organised visits to radio and television stations will be guided by professionals, and be designed to give you the maximum close-up exposure to the professional operation.
There will be a refresher session on the core Media Law syllabus.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Print + TV + Radio stories (one story each) |
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0% |
| Coursework |
Print story |
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30% |
| Coursework |
Radio story |
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35% |
| Coursework |
TV story |
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35% |
Additional coursework information
Assessment will be on the basis of a portfolio of finished examples of both radio and television content. There will be a one-hour test on broadcast regulation.
This module will also prepare you for the NCTJ Broadcast Journalism specialism which requires you to submit one piece of coursework, take two practical, timed tests, and sit a one-hour broadcast regulation exam.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mr Jonathan Baker, email: jbakera@essex.ac.uk.
Paul Anderson, Dr Fatima el Issawi
LiFTS General Office - email liftstt@essex.ac.uk.
Telephone 01206 872626
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Dr Karen Fowler-Watt
Bournemouth University
Available via Moodle
Of 307 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
307 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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