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Overview

Framework:
Access to HE
Level:
Level 3
Unit No:
QU026223
Credits:
6
Guided learning hours:
Not available

Qualification Grading Type

Graded

Grade Descriptors

  • GD3-Application of skills
  • GD4-Use of information
  • GD5-Communication and presentation
  • GD6-Autonomy/Independence
  • GD7-Quality

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.

Understand how to source stories and pictures for a local newspaper, news website or broadcast.

Assessment Criteria

  • 1.1

    Explain a range of ways in which new stories can be sources for a local newspaper, news website or broadcast.


2.

Understand how to develop a network of contacts and the importance of establishing professional working relationships with a range of key contacts.

Assessment Criteria

  • 2.1

    Explain how a network of contacts can be developed.

  • 2.2

    Suggest a range of useful contacts.

  • 2.3

    Analyse the potential usefulness of these contacts to a local news journalist, with reference to a variety of specific published news articles.

  • 2.4

    Explain and evaluate the importance to a new journalist of professional working relationship with a range of key contacts.


3.

Source and write an original, ‘new’ news story and accompanying pictures for a local newspaper or news website.

Assessment Criteria

  • 3.1

    Source an original news story for a local newspaper or news website, outlining the ideas and process followed.

  • 3.2

    Source appropriate accompanying pictures for own story.

  • 3.3

    Write an original news story for a local newspaper or website, following news writing conventions and writing to length.


4.

Understand the newsworthiness of own news story and its likely readership/audience.

Assessment Criteria

  • 4.1

    Explain and evaluate the newsworthiness of own news story.

  • 4.2

    Analyse own news story to identify its likely readership/audience.


5.

Understand how to ‘follow up’ news story with possible further reports and/or features for a local newspaper or news website.

Assessment Criteria

  • 5.1

    Produce a list of potential follow-up suggestions for own news story.

  • 5.2

    Explain how these could be approached to produce further reports and/or features for a local newspaper or news website