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Course Title:   Radio Journalism

This course deals with the foundations of radio journalism – how to best write the news for your listener. This listener cannot go back to read it again if he or she missed something the first time and gets only one chance to hear what you have worked so hard to put into words. You’ll have heard of the ideal, to ‘inform, educate, and entertain’ as a radio aim, and doubtless your own ideal is to find out what’s happening, and fairly and accurately tell people about.


Program Duration
Recommended 12 months of study

Programme Outcomes

    * Tactics for Winning
    * Define the term “News”
    * Recognise, list and explain the characteristics of news
    * What is a perfect journalist?
    * Media Ethics
    * The Price of your Integrity as a Journalist
    * Maintaining a Professional Attitude
    * The newsroom environment
    * Writing conversationally/Writing without jargon
    * Ensuring accuracy, balance and clarity Differentiate between facts and opinions
    * Adhere to the time constraints of radio
    * Identify and apply the 5w’s and h
    * Write and work a catching lead and/or closing item


Assessment and Award
You will be required to complete activities coupled with two written assignments. Once you have successfully completed the necessary assignments prescribed by College SA, you will be awarded certificate in Radio Journalism.

Course Title 2 Radio Journalism Classification Writing & Publishing -> Journalism -> Broadcast Journalism Course Requirements Entrance Requirements Basic Literacy Skills and Computer literacy Price Pay-as-You-Study. If you finish early, you stop paying! Notes

Course Information Location COUNTRYWIDE Course Type Distant Learning Start Dates Start any time Length of Course Final Registration Date

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