OVERVIEW
PROCEDURE FOR ADMISSION
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
News Reporting And Writing III
Description
(Specialized News writing)
- Reporting from the Beat. i) What is beat reporting; ii) Who is a beat reporter; iii) Types of Beats; iv) Principles of Reporters on a Beat
- Specialized Reporting: i) Who is a specialized reporter; ii) Personal qualities; iii) online reporting / qualities
- Science and Technology reporting: i) Issues for science and Technology coverage, qualities of a good science and technology report.
- Reporting Sports i)Role of a sports reporter, qualities of sources of information for a sports reporter, checklist for a sports reporter:
- Writing News reports: Storytelling (Why and how), lead and nut graph, analytical and explanatory writing, value addition; comparative style of different newspapers and their personalities.
- Reporting crime and the courts: i) crime; ii) Disaster; iii) Accidents; iv) Fire; v) obituary reporting; vi) effective court reporting.
- The Radio Documentary: i) Types of documentary; ii) actuality documentary insert; iii) A word about documentary narration.
- Radio Magazine Programme: Types of a magazine, general radio magazine, and the written or fully scripted document. The use of music, the job of the producer.
- Radio Documentary Programme Formats: Outline for a radio programme; Magazine programme format.
- The Telephone Interview: Planning and Broadcast interview, questions for a beginner; what do during the interviews; Losing control of the interview.
- Radio broadcast: i) selecting stories and starting to write ii) The PAGE test.
- Parliamentary Reporting.
Note
Application for admission should be made on the prescribed forms obtainable from the school. Completed application forms should be submitted together with two passport- sized photographs and a certified copy of student results slip and certificates within the prescribed period of time to the registrar.
SSCE/WASSEC Applicants
- (5) Five passes, including Mathematics and English Language
O’LEVEL / GBCE And A’ Level / ABC Applicants
- Five passes, including English Language and Mathematics
