2030539《高级新闻写作》教学大纲

专业课课程教学大纲模板（2017.6.30版）

【高级新闻写作】

【Advanced News Reporting】

一、基本信息（必填项）

课程代码：【2030539】

课程学分：【2】

面向专业：【新闻】

课程性质：【系级选修课】

开课院系：新闻

使用教材：自编

二、课程简介（必填项）

此处概述课程的研究对象及课程在专业中的作用与地位，使学生对该课程有一个总体了解。（300-400字）

Using the lens of news writing, the course will emphasize the skills needed for all emphases – excellent writing and information gathering. Strong media writing requires more than an ability to craft clear sentences. It requires accuracy, curiosity and attention to detail. The class encompasses a variety of activities – reading, discussing, knowing current events, learning grammar, gathering information and interviewing, and most important, writing and revising. You should learn:

• to apply critical-thinking skills to evaluate the credibility of sources and information.

• to gather information efficiently through reading, interviewing and researching.

• to write clearly for a variety of media while adhering to deadlines. to use Associated Press style.

• to use standard English grammar and usage.

• to recognize the differences between journalistic and strategic communication writing.

• to apply the concepts of news, accuracy and fairness.

• to apply critical-thinking skills to evaluate others’ writing and thinking.

• to understand the importance of following an ethical and legal framework in Chinese journalism.

三、选课建议（必填项）

本课程适合新闻专业大三的学生，要求已经修完《新闻学概论》、《新闻采访与写作》、《大学英语》。

四、课程与专业毕业要求的关联性（必填项）

备注：LO=learning outcomes（学习成果）

五、课程目标/课程预期学习成果（必填项）（预期学习成果要可测量/能够证明）

专业能力写到毕业要求层级（二级编码），通用能力写到指标点层级（三级编码），如果是应用型本科试点专业全部写到指标点层级（三级编码）。在“课程目标（细化的预期学习成果）”这列要写清楚指标点（或者毕业要求）在本门课程里面的具体表现，撰写时以适当的行为动词引导。

序号	课程预期 学习成果	课程目标 （细化的预期学习成果）	教与学方式	评价方式
1	LO811	to write clearly for a variety of media while adhering to deadlines. to use Associated Press style. to use standard English grammar and usage	边讲边练	Class and outside writing
2	LO812	The class encompasses a variety of international activities – reading, discussing, knowing current events	边讲边练	Quiz Exam
3	LO813	to apply critical-thinking skills to evaluate the credibility of sources and information. to apply critical-thinking skills to evaluate others’ writing and thinking. to understand the importance of following an ethical and legal framework in Chinese journalism.	边讲边练	Writing

六、课程内容（必填项）

此处分单元列出教学的知识点和能力要求。知识点用布鲁姆认知能力的6种层次： (“知道”、“理解”、“运用”、“分析”、“综合”、“评价”)来表达对学生学习要求上的差异。能力要求必须选用合适的行为动词来表达。用文字说明教学的难点所在，并标明每个单元的理论课时数和实践课时数。

Week 1

• Introduction to class

• survival guide

• What makes writing good?

• News values/characteristics

Assignment:
· Find seven stories – one for each characteristic studied. Provide links and write two paragraphs for each story explaining how each story selected fits the specified characteristic (AP style, spelling and grammar count)

Week 2

• an intro to leads Assignment

• Current events and lecture questions

• Background research

Week 3

• Leads, nut graft, inverted pyramid

• Characteristics assignment (via TurnItIn and hard copy in class)

• Leads (examples and critiques)

• Assign observations

• Read Grammar and punctuation readings: Blackboard materials for Review 1;

• Leads – in class writing exercise

• Assign background info

Week 4
· Interviewing Assignment:

• Blackboard materials for Review 2; WWW, Verbs; Modifiers & Connecting Words

• assign interviewing tasks

· Prepare for story meeting

Week 5
· Covering meetings and speeches Assignment

• Story meeting for community stories and profiles (come prepared with ideas)

• Speech writing techniques

• In class writing: speech (video)

Week 6

• Covering breaking news in the age of social media Assignment

• Current events quiz

• In class writing: breaking news story (fire)

• AP style #5 – grammar (available from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. online)

• Review breaking news stories

Week 7
· Writing Well Assignment:

• Grammar review for those who did not pass the first exam

• Alternative leads

· AP style #6 spelling

· Profile source sheet (via email)
· Alternative leads in-class writing exercise

Week 8

• Research and writing in strategic communication Assignment:

• Writing press releases and using them as sources

• In class exercises – press releases
  Assignment:

• Press release

• Review notes from newsroom visits

· Newsroom visits (quiz; come prepared with quotes)
o Students doing make-up visits will be excused from the quiz but must write a

reflection paper as detailed in assignments below).

Week 9
· Ethical guidelines for news

Assignment: Read your groups profile drafts

· Ethics and biases

Week 10

• Setting appointments

• Profile workshop #2

Week 11
· Press release (via TurnItIn and a hard copy in class)

Week 12
· Using documents to bolster reporting Assignment:

• Current events and lecture questions #10 Topic:

• Biases and community story meeting

• Web extras

• In class exercise

Week 13

• The basics of copyright and fair use Assignment

• Social media or Flex topic

• Full story pitch on community stories (via email)

· In class exercises on social media writing

Week 14

· Using infographics to tell a story

· Flex topic

Week 15
· Meetings

Week 16
· Wrap up and evaluations
· Community story workshop #2 · Evaluations

八、评价方式与成绩（必填项）

1. 新闻选题：报审表                                   20%；

2. 报道结构策划：文字与各视频元素的配置               15%；

3. 采访策划：提纲                                     10%；

4. 初稿：                                              5%；

5. 二稿：                                             10%；

6. 终稿：                                             20%；

7. 报道总结：                                         10%；

8. 出勤：                                             10%。

每迟到一次扣1分，旷课一次扣3分，封顶10分。按照学校规定，旷课超过1/3，即6节课，本门课程为0分。

额外加分：加在基础分值上，封顶15分，个人总分100分封顶。

1. 课堂表现：课堂发言每次+2分

2. 新媒体报道样式创新：每一个创新点+5分

撰写人：阿娜 系主任审核签名：张建民

审核时间：2021.09