Fafaa Fm Information For Intervention
1. Broadcast Journalism |
4. Newspaper Reporting |
PART A |
Main Topics of Study |
| News Gathering | What is Journalism |
| What is news? | What makes a good journalist? |
| News sources | The skills of a good journalist |
| Getting the story | Role in journalism |
| Categories of written publication | |
| Writing for Broadcast | |
| What is News | |
| Conversational writing | |
| News writing | News ideas |
| Broadcast style book | Assessing news value |
| Good news and bad | |
| Interviewing | |
| Gathering News | |
| The interview | |
| Setting up the interview | News room |
| Contacts and news leads | |
| The News Programme | Investigative reporting |
| Developing story ideas | |
| Presenting the news | Chasing facts |
| Duties and dilemmas | Making inquiries |
| Taking notes | |
PART B – Radio |
Dealing with people |
| Being fair and thorough | |
| BBC World Service | Pictures |
| Sources of background information | |
| Radio News Coverage | |
| Interviewing | |
| Story treatment | |
| Preparation | |
| Equipment | Establishing confidence |
| Coaxing answers | |
| Principles of recording | Checking back |
| Using sound recorders | Telephone interviews |
| Editing | Controversial interviews |
| Future of radio | Failed interviews |
| Vetting copy | |
PART C – Television |
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| Local Reporting | |
| Television News | |
| The district reporter | |
| Getting the news | Developing contacts |
| Studio roles | Local organisations |
| Fieldwork | People in the know |
| Chasing the story | The local angle |
| Chasing pictures | Diary jobs |
| Piece to camera | |
| Compiling the report | News Writing |
| Fieldwork | |
| The right angle | |
| TV Scriptwriting | Style |
| Opening sentence | |
| Writing the script | Grabbing the reader |
| Order of facts | |
| Compiling the Report | Quotes |
| Presentation | |
| Editing the image | Helping the reader |
| Visuals | Complaints |
| Summarising | |
| News Studio | |
| Writing for the national, local and other news markets | |
| The set | |
| Control room | Newspaper Language |
| Fieldwork | |
| Newspaper english | |
| News Media | Journalese |
| Sequence and structure | |
| Satellite TV | Storytelling techniques |
| Cable TV | Bad habits |
| Digital TV | Style |
| Teletext | Punctuation |
| Internet journalism | Quotes |
| Computerised | Grammar |
| Newsroom | |
| News Reporting | |
2. Media Law & Ethics |
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| Courts | |
| Main Topics of Study | Government |
| Politics | |
| The Legal System | Business and industry |
| Religion | |
| Sources of law | Sport |
| The legal profession | |
| Court system | Specialist Writing |
| Court Restrictions | Feature writing |
| Arts reviews | |
| Open court rule | |
| Reporting restrictions in court | Newspaper Structure |
| Industrial tribunals | |
| Access to information | Roles |
| Gaining access | Copy input |
| Challenging court decisions on access | Page production |
| Press and post press | |
| Breach of Confidence | |
| Ethics | |
| Obligation of confidence | |
| What is confidential? | Press complaints |
| Defences | Accountability |
| Informants | |
| Contempt of Court | People in the news |
| Strict liability rule |
5. Freelance & Feature Writing |
| Defences | |
| Injunctions | Main Topics of Study |
| Libel | Feature Articles |
| Principle of libel | What are feature articles? |
| Libel and slander | Checklist for success |
| Libel and malicious falsehood | |
| Defamation | Dealing with Editors |
| Plantiff’s case | |
| Defences against libel claims | Stages in article writing |
| Procedure, injunctions and damages | From idea to market |
| Studying markets | |
| Criminal Libel | Commissioning policies |
| Approaching editors | |
| Distinction between civil and criminal libel | Organising the assignment |
| Criminal libel in newspapers | Research methods |
| Defending criminal libel actions | |
| Penalties | Writing Process |
| Blasphemous libel and seditious libel | |
| Outlines | |
| Copyright | Writing up methods |
| Presentation | |
| Copyright works | Dealing with rejection |
| Who owns copyright | |
| Infringement | Identifying Ideas |
| Duration | |
| Remedies | What makes a good idea |
| Finding the angle | |
| Journalist Sources | |
| Article Type and Markets | |
| Legal implications and restraints | |
| Types in demand | |
| Obscenity, Indecent Displays and Racial Hatred | Finding a theme |
| Linking an idea to the market | |
| Definition of obscenity | National and local newspaper markets |
| Deprave and corrupt | Magazines |
| Search, seizure and forfeiture | |
| Public good defence | Getting Organised |
| Indecent displays | |
| Incitement of racial hatred | Working routine |
| Organising the information | |
| Elections and Parliament | Organising for business |
| Broadcasting controls | Planning Your Assignment |
| Statements about candidates | |
| Parliamentary privilege and contempt | The argument |
| Freedom of speech | Outline |
| Analysis | |
| Professional Regulatory Bodies | Title |
| Introduction | |
| Regulatory systems and roles | Ending |
| Body | |
| Right to Privacy | Anecdotes and quotes |
| Basic propositions | Research |
3. Sub-editing |
News value |
| Developing contacts | |
| Main Topics of Study | Interview sources |
| Quark | Illustrations |
| What is Quark? | Subjects |
| Technology and the sub | Which markets |
| Working with a photographer | |
| Editorial Production | Taking your own pictures |
| Picture research | |
| Creating news | Graphics |
| Newsroom | Captions |
| Copytaster | Preparation and submission |
| Measuring the news | |
| News patterns | Developing Writing Techniques |
| Production | |
| Production start up | Good writing skills |
| Making words work | |
| Design and Typography | Sentences and paragraphs |
| Description and narration | |
| Format | Argument |
| Balance of contents | House style |
| Roles | Developing your style |
| Designing the pages | |
| Typography | Profile and Interview Features |
| Using type | |
| Design workshop | Choosing interviewees |
| Background | |
| Pictures | Preparing questions |
| Debating style | |
| Role of pictures | Making notes |
| Sources | Editing the transcript |
| Photo briefing | Writing up |
| Choosing pictures | Aim of profiles |
| Editing pictures | |
| Design | Writing a Column |
| Text | Becoming a columnist |
| Content and topicality | |
| Editing | Styles |
| Checking sources | Specialist columns |
| Making it fit | |
| Editing the page | Reviewing |
| Order and shape | |
| Introduction | Role of the reviewer |
| Delayed drop | Types of reviewing |
| Story sequence | Language of compression |
| Quotes | |
| Geography | Features Department |
| Time | |
| Set-up | |
| Language | Departmental output |
| Backgrounders and situationers | |
| Sentence | Follow ups and spin offs |
| Paragraphs | Interpretations |
| Punctuation | Leaders and opinion pieces |
| Right word | Investigations |
| Cliches | Show business and ghosting |
| Vogue words | Serialisations |
| Misused words | Women and family matters |
| House style | Reader involvement |
| Journalese | |
| Expanding Your Market | |
| Writing Headlines | |
| Fillers | |
| Words | Writing for business organisations |
| Symbols | Overseas markets |
| Accuracy | Syndication |
| Headline punctuation | |
| Abbreviations | Openings in Advertising and Publicity |
| Content | |
| Scope for journalists | |
| Headline Typography | Advertising copywriting |
| Direct mail | |
| Shape | Press release |
| Arrangement | Feature articles and advertorials |
| Type style | |
| Character counts | Writing as a Specialist |
| Spacing | |
| Creativity | Marketing strategy |
| Alternative words | Content |
| Caption writing | Right language |
| Contents bills | Shape |
| Research and fact checking | |
| Rewriting | |
| World of Publishing | |
| When to rewrite | |
| Revising and editionising | Newspapers |
| Magazines | |
| Planning ahead | |
| Deadlines | |
| Editing and presentation | |
| Writing into the Future | |
| New technology |
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