Schedule Newswriting and Newsgathering/Multimedia Communication

Newswriting and Newsgathering Multimedia Communication

1 4.10.10

Introduction to Module News Values and audiences Galtung and Ruge

Introduction to Module. Tside our news values and audience Galtung and Ruge in Tside context.

2 11.10.10

Newswriting.

Autumn Newsday (Level One not attending extra news writing session room: M401 (no PCs!)

3 18.10.10

Newswriting

Writing a story in Tside Using Wordpress/Tside for news. Note: Students should bring all practical work from Newswriting and Newsgathering to class.

Doug Jackson taking pictures to illustrate stories Press Conference Simulation: Students attend simulated news conference, then write story in a specific time in lesson. Hand in and receive immediate feedback. Group One: Weds 9-12am Group Two: Thurs 3-6pm

4 25.10.10

ASSESSMENT:Hand in press conference simulation story for (26/10/10) 10 % of Newswriting Portfolio Mark.
Real press conference: Students attend a real press conference for an original story (sourced by us, eg Vice Chancellor latest announcement, and take their own picture. Ie the person would have to agree to be there for at least 1-2 hours after the press conference to allow each student to take their own picture.) Doug Jackson taking pictures to illustrate stories Group Two. Group Two: Weds 9-12am Group One: Thurs 3-6pm

5 01.11.10

Photoshop: Group One: AG06. (9-12am 1-4pm) With Fin McMorran.

6 08.11.10

Group Two: Newsgathering. Must buy and bring Contact book. Building a system of contacts. Phoning exercises Lecture: Same place. Seminar: Room TBC

Photoshop: Group One: AG06. (Weds 9-12am) With Fin McMorran. No sessions for Group Two.

ASSESSMENT:Hand in story and picture for 15% of Newswriting (9/11/10) Portfolio

Photoshop: Group Two: AG06. (9-12am 14pm) With Fin McMorran.
7 15.11.10

Group One: Newsgathering. Must buy and bring Contact book. Building a system of contacts. Phoning Exercises Lecture: M10.13 Seminar: Room TBC

Photoshop: Group Two: AG06. Weds 9-12am) With Fin McMorran. No sessions for Group One

Group One: Indesign AG06. (9-12am, 1-4pm) Indesign: Group One AG06 (Weds Session)
8 22.11.10

Group Two: Newsgathering: News Diary: How to use it, how to identify and describe picture opportunities, how to identify and pursue follow ups.) Lecture: M10.13 Seminar: Room TBC

No sessions for Group One.

Group Two: Indesign AG06. (9-12am, 1-4pm) Group One: Newsgathering: News Diary: How to use it, how to identify and describe picture opportunities, how to identify and pursue follow ups.) Lecture: M10.13 Seminar: Room TBC

Indesign: Group One AG06 (Weds Session) No sessions for Group One.

9 29.11.10

10 06.12.10

Newsgathering: Vox Pops: How to conduct a vox pop. What details are needed, how to incorporate in to a story. Task: Using a story from todays news. Go out on an individual vox pop with a camera. Write story and vox pop up to lay out.

Independent study time: laying out vox pops.

11 13.12.10

Contact Book Check: Find a story cold using your contact book and write it up. Set brief for assessment hand in after Christmas.

Indesign Practice: With Ian Bailey/Bethany Usher and content from Tside. (Students given content from Tside. They must trim down the copy, write a headline and lay out page.

ASSESSMENT:Friday December 17th: Hand in Laid out page with story and vox pop. Worth 15% of Final portfolio grade. Christmas Break
ASSESSMENT:Tuesday: January 4 Hand in Self Generated Story for Assessment on Tside for 15 % of Final Mark.
12 3.01.11
th

Introduction to audio scriptwriting/story construction for Bootcamp

Indesign Practice session: (as above)

Indesign Exam worth 15% of Multimedia Comms

Indesign Exam: Group One: Weds 9.30-12am Group Two: 3pm 5.30pm Using given elements, lay out a single page in 2 1/2 hours: (Note you will have to trim stories down to make them fit.) You will be given: A lead story of 350 words to be trimmed to about 300 words. A flight of three fillers, each of about 100 words to be trimmed to about 70 words each. A picture story of 250 words to be trimmed to 100 words. Two pictures.

13 10.01.11

Introduction to video scriptwriting/story construction for Bootcamp

14 17.01.11

Bootcamp Basic Audio/video technical skills within a journalistic context.

Bootcamp. Basic Audio/video skills within a journalistic context.

15 24.01.11

Bootcamp Basic Audio/video technical skills within a journalistic context.

Bootcamp. Basic Audio/video skills within a journalistic context.

16 31.01.11

Newswriting: Scripting for radio Scripting News for Radio. Scripting exercise.

Recording audio news: The importance of voice. Please bring your radio script from Newswriting and Newsgathering to record. .

17 07.02.11

Radio Scripting Exam (40 minutes) Students will be provided with written material And must write a 90 second radio script. They will hand in script at the end of the exam.)

Recording audio news: Please bring your radio script from the exam to record and edit.

ASSESSMENT:Radio scripting Exam worth 10 % of final Newswriting and Newsgathering Portfolio.(8/02/11)

Recorded audio script worth 15% of Multimedia Comms Assessment.

Scripting for video/video editing practice Newswriting: Scripting for Video/ Video editing practice: Practice using video editing. Practice using video editing.

18 14.02.11

Multimedia Artefact Assignment Briefing: Students will be briefed on what is expected of them When producing their Multimedia Communications Artefact. .

19 21.02.11

Group One: Video Scripting and Editing Exam: (2 ) Students must write a 90 second (225-275) script for video and create a video news package. They will be given shots and a series of shots and a description of stories. Students must hand in script and video news package at the end of exam.

Weds: Group Two: Video Scripting and Editing Exam: (2 ) Students must write a 90 second (225-275) script for video and create a video news package. They will be given shots and a series of shots and a description of stories. Students must hand in script and video news package at the end of exam. Thurs: Multimedia Artefact ideas discussion. Group discussion of ideas. What can my peers suggest? What would work well in text? What would work well as an audio file? What would work well for pictures?

ASSESSMENT:Video Script worth 10 % of final Newswriting and Assessment. Newsgathering Portfolio(22/02/11)

Edited package worth 15% of Multimedia Comms

20 28.02.11

Newswriting; Writing for Online Similarities and differences with print. Writing for SEO Scanning and usability.

Practising writing on Tside. Please bring text from Newswriting and Newsgathering. Check SEO? Usability? Hyperlinks Tags embedding

21 7.03.11

Newswriting: Writing for Online. Writing for SEO Changing print news to online news. What is the best way to illustrate stories online? Hyperlinks Tags

Spring News Day.

22 14.03.11

Newswriting: Writing for Online. Real press conference: Students attend a real press conference for an original story (sourced by us, eg Vice Chancellor latest announcement, and take their own picture. Ie the person would have to agree to be there for at least 1-2 hours after the press conference to allow each student to take their own picture.) Students will write up story and hand in at the end of the day by screen grabbing their page from Tside

Multimedia Artefact: Final progress check.

Easter Holiday ASSESSMENT:Press Conference Story Worth 10% of Newswriting and Newsgathering Portfolio.(15/03/11)

23 04.04.11

Newswriting: Writing for Online. Feedback from online press conference task. .

Multimedia Artefact: Final tutorials before hand in.

24 11.04.11

Portfolio Building: Finding original stories and group crits,

Hand in Multimedia Artefact

25
25 18.04.11

Portfolio Building: Finding Original Stories, use best storytelling Method, group crits.

Producing Creative Arts Week special newspaper.

26 25/04/11

Portfolio Building.

Producing a Creative Arts Week special newspaper..

ASSESSMENT: Hand in final portfolio including at least one original story generated over last three weeks in whatever format you Choose (eg online with all hypertext and tags, radio recorded, video, print laid out page) (Worth 15% of final mark) (03/05/11.)
27 02.05.11

Summer News Day.

28 09.05.11

Handing out Tside

Handing out Tside.

Professional Development One Schedule.

W/C

In my session with Bethany

Introduction to Module What is expected of me?

In my session with Guy.

1 4.10.10

What will my assessment be? The structure of local government. How can I do well in this module. Online portfolio and reflective document. Preparation: Read Module Handbook on

Blackboard.

Lecture: Storytelling through the ages: Preparation: Read a newspaper of your choice and bring it with you. Fill in skills audit and action plan upload to portfolio. Fill in As I start my course reflective document.

2 11.10.10

The operation of local government

Lecture: Journalism and Democracy: Why journalism matters.

3 18.10.09

Constitution. Monarchy and devolution.

The importance of Accuracy.

4 25.10.10

The Prime Minister and Cabinet. Please bring a dictionary with you. Please bring a newspaper of your choice.

Getting it right first time: The basics. (Exercises in accuracy.)

5 01.11.10

The House of Lords/House of Commons. Please bring dictionary to class. Read a newspaper of your choice. Find an error!

Library session with Jane Burke Three sessions: 1-2pm

6 08.11.10

2-3pm 3-4pm

The European Union.

Please check on Blackboard for which session you will be attending.

7 15.11.10

Graduation: No lesson. Holding the Govt to account. Please complete accuracy tasks on Blackboard.

Tom Patterson: News Editor Shields Gazette. Accuracy and Newsroom Practice Talk.

8 22.11.10

Read Shields Gazette either online or paper copy. What do you like about it? What questions would you like to ask? Think of at least three! Elections

9 29.11.10

Reflective Writing: Study Skills.

Access to Information.

Individual tutorials: Review of year so far: One to Ones. (These are an essential component of the module which count for 25% of the module as a whole.)

Please fill in the reflection forms provided on Blackboard and bring them with you.

Rest of the group:

10 06.12.10

Subbing Skills: Trimming and Correcting Copy. Correcting copy exercises.

Local Govt Finance

Please bring with you your subbing alphabet and dictionary.

Individual tutorials: Review of year so far: One to Ones. (These are an essential component of the module which count for 25% of the module as a whole.)

Please fill in the reflection forms provided on Blackboard and bring them with you.

11 13.12.10

The treasury and economics Rest of the group: Subbing Skills: Trimming and Correcting Copy. Correcting copy exercises.

Please bring with you your subbing alphabet and dictionary.

Christmas Break

Wahooo!!!

12 3.01.11

Lessons resume Tuesday January 4th

Business in Industry

How to work as a group:

13 10.01.11

Education Please read A Guide to Positive Behaviour on blackboard.

14 17.01.11

Bootcamp

Children and adult social services.

15 24.01.11

Bootcamp

NHS

16 31.01.11

The Environment Presentation Skills (Planning) and Health.

Referencing:
17 07.02.11

PA Presentations briefing.

Regulatory bodies and Transport.

18 14.02.11

Assessment: Presentations with immediate peer and teacher feedback Please ensure you have your slides and notes to hand in.

Emergency Services

19 21.02.11

Assessment: Presentations with immediate peer and teacher feedback

Home Office/Ministry of Justice.

Please ensure you have your slides and notes to hand in.

Individual tutorials: Review of year so far: One to Ones. (These are an essential component of the module which count for 25% of the module as a whole.)

20 28.02.11

Please fill in the reflection forms provided on Blackboard and bring them with you.

Revision

21 7.03.11

Individual tutorials: Review of year so far: One to Ones. (These are an essential component of the module which count for 25% of the module as a whole.)

Revision

Please fill in the reflection forms provided on Blackboard and bring them with you.

22 14.03.11

Online Portfolio check.

Revision: Mock Exam.

Spring Break

Journalism and democracy: Playing by the rules.

23 04.04.11

Press Complaints Commission rules. Ofcom rules.

Revision

24 11.04.11

Journalism and democracy: Active citizens V Couch potatoes Reading TBC

End of year tutorials: Review of year: One to Ones. (These are an essential component of the module which count for 25% of the module as a whole.)
25 18.04.11

End of year tutorials: Review of year: One to Ones. (These are an essential component of the module which count for 25% of the module as a whole.)

Please fill in the reflection forms provided on Blackboard and bring them with you.

Please fill in the reflection forms provided on Blackboard and bring them with you.

Bank holiday: No session:

26 25.04.11

Tuesday April 26 : Portfolio hand in. Tuesday April 26 : Portfolio hand in.
th

th

27 2.05.11

May Day: No session.

28 9.05.11

No session.