Journalism/Media 12, version 02

Journalism/Media 12, version 02
It is recommended that students complete:
• English 11
Journalism 12 teaches the student the fundamentals of writing
for print, radio, and television and some elements of
production, with an emphasis on clear and concise writing.
Online journalism is also introduced throughout the course
for students who have access to the Internet. Unlike literature
courses, this course focuses on student writing; however,
some published criticism provides examples. Many of the
activities involve writing for publishers outside the course:
student newspapers, yearbooks, as well as community outlets
including newspapers, television and radio stations.
This course cannot be used for graduation unless it has
been registered as a Board Authority Authorized course.
Each module of this course is accompanied by a
source file, a consumable workbook, and an envelope
of articles for each of Modules 1, 2, and 3.
Module 1: The Medium and the Message
Section 1: The Workings of the Daily Planet; What’s News?;
The Hard and the Soft of It; A Matter of Principles
Section 2: Understanding News Style; The Skeleton of a
News Story; Take the Lead; Different Types of
Leads; The Body of the News Story
Section 3: Seek and You Will Find—Doing Research;
Accessing Information; The Daily Grind—General
News; Write and Rewrite—Press Releases
Section 4: Take Note of That!; The Art of the Interview;
Help, They Won’t Talk!; Preparing for Publication
Module 2: Opinions and Decisions
Section 1: Be a Sport; Feature Stories Humanize the News;
Humans Are of Interest; On the Lighter Side—
Humour Features; Words from a Feature Writer
Section 2: Try to Remain Subjective—Opinions and
Editorials; Lead Me to Your Opinion—The
Editorial Lead; Have a Healthy Argument—
Developing the Editorial; One Person’s Point of
View—The Column; The Editor is Always
“Dear”—Letters to the Editor; Reviewer Takes a
Stance—The Review
Section 3: Red Pen Attacks Story—Editing; It’s Perfectly
Clear—Copy Editing; Getting a Clean Start—
Editing the Lead; Picking and Choosing the News;
Nothing but the Truth—The Libel Defence
Section 4: Canadian Presses Join Forces; Editor Ethics; A
Journalist’s Code of Practice—Ethical Conduct
Module 3: Putting It Together
Section 1: Read All About It in the Headline!; Do You Speak
Headlinese; Exploring the Limits of Space; The
Feature is a Different Creature; Two Heads Are
Sometimes Better Than One; Kick-starting a Story;
You’ve Got Personality
Section 2: The Shape of Things To Come; Variations on a
Rectangular Theme; Time Out With a Page
Designer
Section 3: Photos in Focus; Worth a Thousand Words; Pick
of the Crop; A Picture Is Worth Some Words—The
Cutline
Section 4: Packaging the Package; The Age of Infographics;
The Total News
Module 4: Listeners and Viewers
Section 1: Turn On, Tune In; Writing the Airwaves; A
Princely Tale; Soundscapes; Now You’re Talkin’—
Voicers, Actualities; and Wraparounds
Section 2: All the News That Fits; Timing is Everything!;
Public Affairs Programming—”Hey, I’m Special
Too!”; More Than Just the News
Section 3: The Flickering Eye; Is There Anybody Out There?;
The Editorial Comes to the Airwaves; Lights,
Camera, Action—Staging the News—TV Ethics;
What’s in the News?—An Analysis
Section 4: Free Speech v. Bought Speech; Ideas For Sale;
Censors or Watchdogs?; Who’s Minding the
Store?; Enter the Millennium
Supplies provided by students:
audio tape recorder
blank audio tapes
TV, radio
Stopwatch or clock/watch with second hand
Newspaper that covers major world and
national news
paste
scissors
word processor (optional)
Use of an audio tape recorder is compulsory for
this course.
There is an optional video tape program in
Module 4.
The textbook and resources for this course are:
The Canadian Press Stylebook
(The Canadian Press) (EN1108J)
(7540001547) $50.00
Journalism 12 Audio Module 4 (JJL12I1)
(7540001097) 10.00
Video Behind the Scenes Module 4
Optional (JJL12J1) (7540001659) 30.00
Mod 1 Source File (JJL12I2) (7540002339) 16.00
Mod 2 Source File (JJL12J2) (7540002340) 16.00
Mod 3 Source File (JJL12K2) (7540002341) 16.00
Mod 4 Source File (JJL12L2) (7540002342) 16.00
Mod 1 Envelope/Articles (JJL12M2)
(7540001213) 17.00
Mod 2 Envelope/Articles (JJL12N2)
(7540001214) 17.00
Mod 3 Envelope/Articles (JJL12O2)
(7540001215) 17.00
There are no tests for this course.