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This module will introduce you to a variety of common radio formats as well as the terminology used in specific broadcast environments. You will expand your critical understanding of the radio environment in the UK and beyond and will understand how news values apply to radio journalism. The module will enable you to realise story ideas through to completion in a variety of formats suitable for broadcast and podcasting. You will research stories and find contributors, record on location, and understand the processes and paperwork required of a broadcast journalist including risk assessment and interview techniques. You will also be taught how to use audio recorders, and scripting and editing software.

LO1 Critically explore the concepts of news stories and radio audiences and apply them displaying mastery in originating, researching, and producing journalistic content.
LO2 Develop and produce audio content to a professional technical standard.
LO3 Critically evaluate and show awareness of professional national and local radio.
4 Engage in critical dialogue with peers to generate ideas, plan, produce and rationalise the processes to produce bulletins for radio and online.
LO5 Critically evaluate developments in the UK news culture and how the internet is having an impact on audiences and audio content.