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News Writing for Print (Journalism) – FETAC Level 6

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  • Course Fee: Special Offer price Now only: €249.50
  • Was: €499
  • FETAC Level 6 component Certificate in News Writing for Print (N32736).
  • Distance Learning home study course accredited by: FETAC
  • There are no lectures to attend, and all course materials are provided.
  • Students can complete this course within 3 months which is ample time and can start it at any time of the year that is convenient. If students need to extend this period for any reason during or near the end of the course they can request an extension through the college.

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Course Details:

This is a comprehensive journalism course which provides students with all the skills and techniques required to source and write news stories for print. It covers various aspects, for example: how and where to source news stories, how to writer and make an impact, how to utilise different styles to meet the requirements of the paper you are writing for, how to execute court, financial and incident reporting.

Students receive a course manual, assignments, an efficient studyguide, plus unlimited one-to-one tutor support for the duration of the course.

Course documentation for this journalism course is detailed, comprehensive and easy to read. This distance learning, FETAC accredited course means that students can study flexibly at home, or at work, while gaining a nationally accredited Qualification.

Topics covered include:

  • Getting Started
  • Understanding Your Audience
  • How Papers and Magazines Work
  • What is News?
  • Principles of Good News Writing
  • News Sources
  • Interview Techniques
  • Ethics
  • The Title
  • The Lead
  • The ‘Nut Graph’
  • The Body
  • Ending
  • Writing Style
  • Good English
  • Word Usage
  • Editing your Text
  • Adapting Style
  • Writing Incident Reports
  • Incident Reporting Guidelines
  • Incident Interviews
  • The Irish Court System
  • Restrictions on Reporting
  • Ethical Issues
  • Writing Court Reports
  • Writing Business News
  • The Language of Business
  • Business Statistics
  • Ethical Issues.

Who should complete this course?

  • People who wish to pursue a career as a Journalist or News Reporter.
  • Existing news reporters who wish to gain an accredited qualification.
  • People who wish to write for newspapers, journals and periodicals.
  • Anyone considering professional writing – including books, magazine features and short stories and wish to learn news reporting techniques.

Progression to further Studies

  • This course leads to a level 6 award on the National Framework of Qualifications.
  • Students who successfully complete this programme may use this Level 6 credit towards the FETAC Advanced Certificate in Media Production programme (Ref. EMPRO).

Entry Requirements / Prerequisites

  • Level 4 Certificate, or Leaving Cert, or equivalent, or relevant life and work experience.
  • Students must have good English.
  • As this programme is delivered through distance learning, students must be capable of studying on their own initiative.
  • If you take this course by distance learning the course material will be posted to you.  You can complete and return assignments/projects which must be typed rather than handwritten either by post or by email.
  • If you take this course by eLearning you will need basic IT skills and have access to broadband.
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Assessment

  • This course is assessed through a collection of work. This will require students to write a tabloid news story, a broadsheet news story, a court report, an incident report and a financial report.
  • All research and written work should be original and submitted.
  • As part of our quality assurance, student assessment work will be marked by an Internal Assessor, validated by a Verifier with an independent FETAC External Authenticator to complete the process. Click here for more information.

Accreditation

  • Following successful completion you will receive a FETAC Level 6 component certificate in News Writing for Print (N32736).
  • The Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) is the national awarding body for further education and training in Ireland. The Open College is registered with FETAC to offer programmes leading to FETAC awards in the National Framework of Qualifications in Ireland. Click here for details of the National Framework of Qualifications.
  • Click here for more detailed Accreditation information.
  • There is a €85.00 registration fee payable to include administration, moderation and FETAC accreditation.

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