University of Galway

Course Module Information

Course Modules

Semester 2 | Credits: 10

In this module you will develop key skills and competencies required to work as a professional journalist in print, digital and broadcasting environments. You will work to produce news and features across multiple platforms; develop investigative, social newsgathering and verification expertise in an incubation environment, dissect your work and reflect on your practice. You will develop your editorial newsroom and team working skills through the production of a hyperlocal newspaper and website and social media channels, as well as live broadcast news days. Teaching will take place via a mix of regular lectures and news lab sessions, and news production sessions.
(Language of instruction: English)

Learning Outcomes
  1. Evaluate journalism research methods and techniques.
  2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the role and structure of the news media.
  3. Undertake multimedia research, interviewing, story development and editing.
  4. Produce content in teams for the news media across multiple platforms while demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the importance of teamwork in newsroom environments and in negotiating complexities in editorial practice.
  5. Demonstrate technical and editorial expertise across multiple platforms via the operation of range of hardware and software used in multimedia editorial production.
  6. Critically evaluate and apply relevant knowledge and ideas, including theoretical knowledge such as law and ethics, to practical situations in a news environment.
Assessments
  • Continuous Assessment (100%)
Teachers
Reading List
  1. "Journalism Next" by Mark Briggs
    ISBN: 9781452227856.
    Publisher: CQ Press
  2. "Making the local news" by edited by Bob Franklin and David Murphy
    ISBN: 0415168031.
    Publisher: London ; Routledge, 1998.
  3. "Journalism of Ideas" by Daniel Reimold
    ISBN: 9780415634670.
    Publisher: Routledge
  4. "The Editorial Eye" by Karen Brown Dunlap, Jane T Harrigan
    ISBN: 0312152701.
    Publisher: St. Martin's Press
The above information outlines module DJ6112: "Multimedia Newsdays" and is valid from 2020 onwards.
Note: Module offerings and details may be subject to change.