- Overview
- Syllabus
- What we offer
- Requirements
Overview
Journalism for the Web / New Media for Journalism
This course provides students with a challenging, hands-on training in journalism for the digital age. It addresses such issues as how quality journalism can be maintained in the age of hyper-media coverage; how a commitment to the truth and the standards of journalism can be protected from the voracious demands of news on the internet; how in-depth, insightful and painstakingly researched investigations can survive in an era of 24/7 news coverage.
From the first class, there is an emphasis on the importance of writing clear, crisp, conscise copy. The course will highlight how the ability to construct well-written prose distinguishes the authentic journalist from the amateur blogger.
Who is this course for?
This programme is designed to cater for both new journalists entering the profession and for the more seasoned practitioner who faces new challenges in journalism for the web. Students should be prepared for a hands-on programme that will see them out on the streets, writing ‘as live’ on issues as diverse as the election campaign to reviews of consumer products on sale in Dublin’s Grafton Street. The course aims to train students to write at top speed but yet make their copy lively, lucid and intelligible.
Course Start Date
October 2012
Course Duration
One evening per week from 6.30-9.30pm for 12 weeks
Course Fees
Full time: N/A
Part time: €895 ( Payment plan options available- Please call 01 672 5058 for details)
Syllabus
Indicative Syllabus
- Politcs blogging (with practical exercises during the general election campaign)
- How sporting blogs are revolutionising sports coverage
- Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin: the impact on journalism
- Robohacks: how journalists have become multi-taskers, writing, podcasting, filming, tweeting and blogging
- That’s entertainment: how blogging is making and breaking individuals in the world of celebrity. From internet rumours to 24/7 news gossip about celebrities, and how even the general public is shaping news about celebs from the A to Z lists.
- Source checks in the online age
- Wikileaks
- In defence of the journalist: as we evaluate the net effect of social networking, citizen journalism, the proliferation of cameras on the streets, mobile phones etc, we argue the case for maintaining basic journalistic standards, grounded in training in areas such as libel, news writing and features.
What We Offer
Meet the Lecturer
Henry McDonald is The Guardian’s Ireland Correspondent and brings his experience of operating on the new frontiers of journalism to this course. Blogging, tweeting and podcasting are part of his everyday journalistic routine. On this programme, Henry addresses key issues and challenges faced by everyone entering or working in the media in the 21st century. Henry is a former correspondent with the BBC The Sunday Times, Evening Press, and Irish News and has extensive experience in print, radio and television journalism. He is the author of seven books.
Requirements
On completion of the programmes students will be in receipt of an ICM (Institute of Commercial Management) Diploma. You can find information on ICM at www.icm.ac.uk The Validating body operates an open admissions policy. As such there are no formal entry requirements
