Sports Journalism

This module will enable you to identify the distinctive qualities of news journalism. You will learn how to source and produce stories, providing you with fundamental editorial and technical skills such as news judgment, interviewing, accuracy, verification, writing and structuring news stories, and working to deadlines.

Seasoned broadcast professionals will teach you how to produce audio and video news content, introducing techniques of mobile journalism as well as basic broadcast editing and studio use.

Here’s where you’ll begin to learn about sport, the media and the huge role that both play in society. You will analyse and discuss the history, development and future of sport and sports journalism in lectures, workshops and seminars. You will be introduced to key models and theories that will help you understand the world of sports media, as well as how to research and write academic work. 

Understanding media  law  and ethical boundaries is essential learning for any aspiring journalist. For that reason, this module provides you with a basic understanding of the legal, regulatory and ethical frameworks to which journalists work, including visits to local courts.

This module will equip you with the technical skills necessary to produce broadcast quality news. In addition to gaining a strong understanding of camerawork, video and audio capture and editing, you will also learn how to write and structure packages for a variety of broadcast formats.

Sports journalists must work across social and online platforms. This module helps you develop your content creation skills so you can write and use a range of multimedia tools to tell stories. You will develop your own online portfolio of your best work so you can start to make your mark within the industry. 

Sports Journalism covers everything from football matches and rugby games to global Olympic events. You will learn essential skills for writing clear and concise sports news articles, interviewing players and officials, and producing match reports for online and print sports publications. 

This module introduces you to more advanced techniques in editing and camerawork, live reporting and studio skills across radio and television. You will develop your editorial and creative skills in producing radio and TV feature packages by working in our state-of-the-art studios.

Take your first steps into a real sports newsroom with this industry-focused module. You’ll work individually and in a production team to plan and create sports journalism content across online, social, video and audio platforms. In a series of 15 newsdays, you will get your chance to do live match reporting from grounds as well as presenting and producing outputs from our studios. 

Here’s where you get behind the mic and in front of the camera to further develop your on-air skills as a sports journalist. You will work in our studios and at sports fixtures on techniques of live reporting, presenting and voice skills, as well as in preparing and delivering match commentaries. 

The main purpose of this module is to develop your understanding of the ways in which technological, social, political and cultural changes have impacted journalism. You will learn to analyse journalism practice and the contemporary trends emerging within the profession whilst improving your research skills and your ability to critically evaluate your own practice.

Students on this module are at the heart of our Quays News output, planning the content, creating packages and presenting the weekly TV programme while learning more about production skills in the gallery and studio.

You will learn how to write different types of features for newspapers and magazines in various markets. By the end of this module, you will have gained practical skills in the art of feature writing as well as enhanced your ability to formulate and pitch story ideas to commissioning editors.

The relationship between Sport and the Media is at the heart of the business and commercial value of the global sporting industry. The media impacts on a range of sport businesses, sport organisations or governing bodies and provides opportunities and challenges for serval areas including sport marketing, sponsorship, and engagement with sports consumers. The module will introduce you to emerging and future developments in sport media and provide opportunities to critically analyse the dilemmas of rights holders, the use of multi-digital and social media, as well as strategies to engage consumers and sports sponsors.

This module will explore podcasts as a form of journalistic storytelling. You will learn how to pitch, research, structure and produce podcasts for target audiences.

Journalism is always changing. This module tracks emerging trends in journalism and particularly the ways in which technological developments can be harnessed by journalists to create content and engage audiences. You will analyse and experiment with cutting-edge tools and techniques of journalistic storytelling to develop the practical skills involved in using new technologies and formats for creating journalistic content.

This module will evaluate the relationship between sport and the media and allows you to critically evaluate the cultural, economic and pollical importance of sport to the global media landscape. Using the increasing body of scholarship emerging from media studies, students will examine and evaluate the role of sport and its relationship with contemporary conceptual issues in sport and the media.

Move towards your chosen career in sports journalism in this demanding module, both in our multimedia newsroom and by doing work experience in the sports media industry. By working alongside professional journalists during multiplatform newsdays, you will sharpen your skills and further prepare yourself for the demands of working in the modern sports media. You must also complete a work placement at a recognised sports journalism outlet or media team, such as a broadcaster, sports website or at a sports club. 

You will produce an in-depth piece of online, print, radio or TV journalism with professional tutorial supervision or undertake a dissertation in a journalism-related area with academic support.

Take this module to develop your sport journalism skills, particularly in a live environment for both broadcast and digital platforms. Industry guests will also help to expand your understanding of the role of journalists within sport, of issues such as racism and gender, and of the audience for sport across delivery platforms.

The Globalisation of Sport will allow you to develop a deep understanding of how the sports industry has become a truly global phenomenon. The academic body of knowledge in this field will be complimented with examples of practices and processes which the sports industry currently utilise. You will learn key skills and understanding of the historical, geopolitical, economic, digital and media drivers that reflect the globalisation of sport. You will learn about the importance of emerging markets in the sports industry and the significance they play in the development of global strategies.

This module will develop your understanding of the entire process of creating a magazine publication in print and/or online. You will learn how to originate, write, assess and develop ideas and have the necessary organisational and practical skills to see them through to completion.

You will gain an in depth understanding of photojournalism by critically evaluating this specialised craft from technical, practical, aesthetic, ethical, legal, sociological and psychological perspectives. You will have the opportunity to enhance your expertise as a photojournalist by developing your own portfolio and engaging in a range of briefs.

You will examine how journalists approach the reporting of political issues, gaining a broad understanding of techniques and practices used in regional, national and international contexts. You will also analyse the use of social media in political reporting as well as consider relevant ethical dilemmas around editorial control, spin and the lobby system.