LT230-5-PS-CO:
Newspaper Production Project
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2023/24
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies
Colchester Campus
Spring & Summer
Undergraduate: Level 5
Inactive
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 28 June 2024
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27 May 2022
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This module offers the opportunity to work collaboratively to conceive, create, design and publish a newspaper supplement which will be distributed with the Colchester Gazette. It is a great opportunity to put into practice the skills you have learned, to work in different parts of the newspaper production process, and to see your work - and your name - in print.
The aim of the module is to extend your experience of the world of work, and to give you a deeper understanding of the end-to-end business of creating a newspaper, experiencing all parts of the production process.
At the end of the module, you will have:
1. produced and published a newspaper supplement
2. a deeper understanding, backed by practical experience, of how a newspaper is put together and the pressures of working in the industry
3. used and developed the reporting skills you have learnt in the classroom
4. experienced a number of different production roles, such as sub-editing and layout
5. developed your time management and other disciplines necessary for the real work environment
6. developed a deeper awareness of your personal strengths and areas for development to assist your professional awareness
The practical work will involve you in every stage of the newspaper production process, from editorial meetings through to story-finding, gathering information and pictures, researching background, conducting interviews, designing the paper, writing the stories, and seeing the finished product begin its print run.
Anticipated teaching delivery:
The teaching for this module is through practical workshop sessions in the summer.
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Additional coursework information
Although some of your work will appear in print, this is a team enterprise and you will all have a role to play in delivering the finished product.
You will be assessed on your overall contribution to the project (noting feedback from newspaper staff, your peers and your own self-assessment) and on the quality of the finished product.
You will also be assessed on the work you produced for the project, through your portfolio. Your portfolio may include pieces not included in the final publication.
You will submit a reflective journal, detailing your experience throughout the production of the supplement, a commentary on the role(s) you played, a reflection on how the team worked, and a personal evaluation of the final product and your contribution to it.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mr Paul Anderson, email: paul.anderson@essex.ac.uk.
Paul Anderson
LiFTS General Office - email liftstt@essex.ac.uk.
Telephone 01206 872626
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