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This module will introduce you to the art of finding an original news story, spotting a good angle and writing it up for different outlets, comparing and contrasting print and online approaches and methods. You will gain experiences in interviewing people and developing a nose for news values that help you target your audience. You will be introduced to core journalistic values including accurate writing, attribution to the source of information as well as impartial and balanced reporting. You will develop an ethical and legal awareness and learn to evaluate different news sources for their strengths and weaknesses. You will gain first experiences in producing well-written copy for different outlets to strict deadlines. This will include progressing story plans to fully finished and publishable news stories. You will also gain an introduction to writing news for the web, and will create content for your own personal website (using WordPress or a similar negotiated platform). This website will be reviewed and can be worked on during some class sessions.

LO1: Understand the basics of news journalistic content creation for print
LO2: Generate story ideas and pinpoint angles that show awareness of news values
LO3: Demonstrate interview skills applicable to face-to-face, electronic, online and phone interviews
LO4: Write balanced, accurate and clean news copy for different platforms to deadline
LO5: Demonstrate an understanding of how news functions for online audience