1. An Introduction to Journalism (15/8 hrs)
* What is journalism?
* Who is a Journalist?
* Qualities of a successful journalist
* Training and Qualifications for a journalist
* Journalism as a career
* Steps to become a journalist
- Prepare
- Learn about the field
- Get Training
- Go to work
- Getting help
- Get started
- Joining up
- Questions for discussions
2. News Writing Style & Writing News Reports (15/7 hrs)
* Language for writing journals : Looking at different news items in news papers and Journals . Examine them under the following headings.
Vocabulary, sentence structure, prose style, organization, discussion
- News Writing Style:
What characteristics does good writing demonstrate? Discuss the following under
two headings. Authoring ( creating documents) and crafting ( actual writing)
Authoring : a sense of audience and style ( appropriateness) , a sense of purpose (
content) a sense of direction ( developing the ideas.)
Crafting : Organization should be clear and in a logical manner, using the
conventions spelling, lay out, getting the grammar correct , varied sentence structure, linking ideas in different ways , having a good range of vocabulary.
- Writing News Reports
Familiarization with headlines, of different news items , sub head/s , straight news ,
linking ideas in different ways, having a good range of vocabulary.
Planning, drafting, revising, re – drafting, publishing
3. Feature styles (15/8 hrs)
* How feature writing differs from straight news? Examine the two types, slip into 1st
person point of view, making the piece of writing more personal.
* List the characteristics of different feature articles.
4. Crafting a news story (15/7 hrs)
* Focus: How parts are linked together through cohesive devices, how sentence
structure can vary to develop meaning , the role that is played by punctuation.
* Use a check list which focuses on the overall content and organization.
Answer these questions.
- Audience:
Who is your audience?
What interest do they have in the subject?
What do they already know about this subject?
- Purpose
What do you want to accomplish by writing this news item or feature article?
Is it to entertain/ educate/ inspire them to do something / help them understand
something new/ see something from a new point of view/ change their minds
about something?
- Writing Stage :
Write main idea in a complete sentence, ask yourself.
Is it clear to you/ your audience?
Write support material. Ask yourself , do you need to be more specific/ develop
any idea more?
Does your discussion move smoothly? Analyse your conclusion.
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