BJ2S71 - Broadcast Journalism 20 May 2019 - 31 Aug 2025 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: BJ2S71
Module Title: Broadcast Journalism
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Film and TV
Faculty Sub Group: Film and TV
Module Leader: Craig Hooper
Module Team: Beccy Leach, Gwyneth Moore
First Intended Intake: SEP 2019 Final Year of Intake: 2024
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100442 - journalism
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 20 May 2019
Valid To 31 Aug 2025

Module Aims

To teach the essential technical skills of television and radio journalism and to enable students to reflect critically on their practice.

Content Summary

Television/video and radio/audio storytelling and newsgathering using portable recording equipment and associated workflows.

Scripting.

Camerawork.

Audio recording.

Editing.

Presenting.

Dealing with sources.

Newsroom practice.

Critical evaluation and reflection on stories produced and skills/ technology used.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Tutorial 2
Practical classes and workshops 30
Supervised time in studio/workshop 16
Independent Study 80
Directed Study 72
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Discuss their own work in a reflexive manner, with reference to academic and/or professional issues, debates and conventions
LO2 Demonstrate ability and understanding of the production processes in broadcast journalism

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 Critical evaluation 0 1500 30 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Portfolio 1 Television/video and Radio journalism 0 N/A 70 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Report 1
Portfolio 1

Reading List

Alexander, R. & Stewart, P. (2016) Broadcast Journalism. Routledge

Hudson, G. (2018) The Broadcast Journalism Handbook. Pearson

Jukes, S. (2017) Understanding Broadcast Journalism. Routledge

Randall, D. (2016) The Universal Journalist. London: Pluto Press.

www.journalism.co.uk;

www.media.guardian.co.uk/;

www.pcc.org.uk;

www.journalism.co.uk;

www.ojr.org;

www.poynter.org;

www.ire.org.