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Syllabus | EN 2210: Intermediate Journalism

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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

Feature styles (15/8 hrs)

How feature writing differs from straight news? Examine the two types, slip into 1stperson point of view, making the piece of writing more personal.* List the characteristics of different feature articles.

Crafting a news story (15/7 hrs)

Focus: How parts are linked together through cohesive devices, how sentencestructure 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?

PurposeWhat 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 understandsomething new/ see something from a new point of view/ change their mindsabout 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/ developany idea more?Does your discussion move smoothly? Analyse your conclusion.