Module Code - Title:

JM4041 - LIMERICK VOICE DIGITAL NEWS PROJECT 1

Year Last Offered:

2025/6

Hours Per Week:

Lecture

0

Lab

3

Tutorial

0

Other

0

Private

7

Credits

6

Grading Type:

N

Prerequisite Modules:

Rationale and Purpose of the Module:

Limerick Voice Digital News Project aims to hone students' capacity to report online and across social media platforms. It will enhance their ability to work in a team and to meet deadlines for the news website Limerick Voice. It will allow students to develop problem solving skills and their ability to work in a team environment.

Syllabus:

Students will establish a news room structure with students assigned various roles such as digital editor, social media manager, podcast editor and news, sports and features editors and news reporters. Students will develop and practice the structures by producing a rolling news web site. Students will write news and original features and other material, source pictures, design pages and edit accurately. The final assessment will include a reflection from each student about what s/he wrote, details of his or her role in the production, and contacts for the sources for the written pieces. Assessment will be by the individual students' contributions to the final project.

Learning Outcomes:

Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: * demonstrate and understanding of the concept of a news website * write news, feature and sports stories to a professional level for a live website *produce content including video for social media platforms * produce weekly podcasts

Affective (Attitudes and Values)

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: * demonstrate their ability to work in a team and their appreciation of the role played by each contributor to the Limerick Voice Website

Psychomotor (Physical Skills)

N/A

How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:

This module consists of laboratory classes where the students will actively learn how to develop content for Limerick Voice website and its social media platforms. The students will actively learn how to produce rolling news website acting to strict deadlines by taking on the roles and responsibilities of different editorial team members. Students will be engaged in the active learning of what makes up a good news site and how to produce it to a strict deadline. The module coordinator will supervise this exercise in advisory roles.

Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):

Prime Texts:

Bull, Andy (2010) Multimedia Journalism , London Sage

Harcup, Tony (2015) Journalism Principles and Practice , Sage Publications

Hinton, S and Hiorth, L (2013) Understanding Social Media , London Sage

Other Relevant Texts:

Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:

BAJNMEUFA - JOURNALISM AND NEW MEDIA

BAJDCOUFA - JOURNALISM AND DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

Semester(s) Module is Offered:

Autumn

Module Leader:

Kathryn.Hayes@ul.ie