There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

This module will present an introduction to sports journalism and to the sports industry. You will gain knowledge and understanding of current journalism practice in sports reporting and writing, interview techniques, feature writing and creating digital, multimedia content for online sites and social media platforms.The Sports News Reporting module is designed to provide you with an in-depth understanding of the principles, techniques, and practices of sports journalism. This module is focused on writing techniques, where you will learn fundamental skills to become a sports journalist. The module aims to develop your experience in sports reporting and writing, and to provide you with the ability to analyse and critically evaluate sports news stories. You will have the chance to engage in newsdays, that simulate the industry standards for digital content production. You will also learn from the work of established sports journalists and get inspired to produce your own pieces. Sports writing is a varied and broad area which includes events reporting, news writing, tactical analysis, live social media presentation, and the coverage of different sports industries. The module will equip you to understand and use the language and jargon of different sports and to effectively communicate with both general and specialist audiences and viewers.The module also supports and encourages you to seek press accreditation at different clubs and organisations and attend matches and events to put your skills to practice. You will receive ongoing guidance from your tutors, and you are expected to pro-actively engage in sports reporting and other sort of sport related news content production to build a portfolio.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Evidence knowledge and critical understanding of skills required for producing professional sports reporting.

LO2: Exercise appropriate journalistic judgment to apply the principles, techniques, and regulatory constraints involved in newsgathering and sports journalism writing.

LO3: Understand and engage in critical dialogue with different audiences. Demonstrate the capacity to generate ideas and write stories for different audiences using appropriate tone, register and content in your journalistic output.

LO4: Critically appraise important concepts, tactics and key-issues within different modalities in the sports industry.

LO5: Conceptualise and critically evaluate current industry practice in sports reporting.

LO6: Critically reflect upon and evaluate contextual readings, and research, to formulate evidence-based arguments.