Digital Content Production – Journalism (Single Vocational A-level)

Outline

During this course you will study: 

• Journalist reporting. 

• Digital media skills in video, audio, print, publishing, and web. 

• Digital magazine production includes genre, codes and conventions, content, layout and platforms. 

• Interviewing techniques including journalistic context, questioning, styling and structure.

• Writing copy, exploring text from a range of media sectors, looking at style, content and delivery. 

• How to gather information from primary and secondary sources, target audience and planning content.

• Page layout design for digital media exploring common principles of layout design, differences between printed and digital layout outcomes. Working with text, images/ graphics, and colour.

• How to respond to a brief.

Progression

The skills you will learn from this course will enable you to: Pursue a career in print journalism, broadcast journalism, as a press officer, in public relations, marketing or publishing. Progress on to employment or a relevant university degree.

Assessment

The course is 67% coursework, this means that you are set assignments throughout the year. The remaining 33% of the course is a synoptic external assessment where a single task is set, which you have 20 hours of supervised college time to complete.

Entry Requirements

Students will need a minimum of five grade 5’s or above, including English Language and Mathematics.Please Note: There are no examinations for this course. Assessed through a portfolio and practical work. Students wishing to study Journalism cannot choose this subject alongside Journalism of Crime.