Discuss a news piece for a quality daily newspaper that reports on a contentious or divisive music topic presenting the story in factual terms.

Order Description

This assignment is for Music Journalism module, and it requires 450 words.

Assignment Aim:
To develop skill in journalistic writing while producing an outward facing portfolio of articles that consolidates your advanced understanding and knowledge of journalistic principles and concepts.

Assignment Outcomes:
Having successfully completed the module students will be able to:

critically engage with advanced journalistic techniques and practices
write with an emerging personal style in a variety of contexts
present coherent and objective arguments that support personal opinions
Assessment Criteria:
Analytical Awareness and Application of Research: The way in which primary and/or secondary sources are used to answer the question

Evaluative use of primary and/or secondary sources
Analytical discussion
Appropriate acknowledgment of sources
Breadth of Research: Scope of primary and/or secondary sources

Use of appropriate sources, and media
Interviewing protocols
Research for a feature, news story, review
Written Style: The style of writing used for copy

Grammar
Spelling
Suitability of language for specific publications and demographics
Structure of Writing: The organisation of material in copy and its presentation

Linear argument
Synthesis and assimilation of concepts
Ability to substantiate argument
Fluency of prose
Page furniture
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