Syllabus in Campus Journalism
Syllabus in Campus Journalism
Syllabus in Campus Journalism
Course Description: This course promotes the development and growth of campus
journalism as a means to strengthen ethical values, encourage creative thinking,
and develop moral character and personal discipline among the students. It
encourages and train students on how to produce and manage a school paper.
This is also a practical course to students who are beginners in the journalism
field and who want to improve their journalistic skills.
Learning Outcomes (LO): At the end of the course, the students can:
A. Cognitive (Knowledge) :
1. Discuss the ethical standards of campus journalism and the extent
of freedom of the press.
2. Describe the different sections of a school paper.
3. Compare the different news writing techniques and formats.
B. Affective (Attitude) :
1. Strengthen moral character through campus news papering.
2. Recognize the role of the campus press as a “watchdog” and a
fiscalizer.
C. Psychomotor (Skills):
1. Develop their journalistic skills .
2. Design a well-balanced publication.
Grading System:
Exam – 40%
Assignment – 20%
Class Participation – 15%
Quizzes – 15%
Attendance – 10%
Other Requirements:
School Newspaper
Reporting
Learning Plan:
TOPIC WEEK# LEARNING ACTIVITES
I. Fundamental Concepts on 1-2 Reporting
Journalism Activity
Scope and Nature of
Journalism
Journalism versus
Literature
Tenets of Journalism
Killers of Balanced
Reporting
Functions and Duties
of the Press
Limitations of the
Press
Mental Gymnastics
Synapse Strengtheners
II. The Campus Paper and the 3-4 Reporting
Publication Staff Discussion
The National Quiz
Newspaper
The Campus Paper
A Brief History of
Campus Journalism
Functions of campus
Papers
Aid to Students
Aid to School and
Community
Parts of the Campus
Paper
Parts of Front Page
Parts of Editorial Page
The Sports page
Selection of the
Publication Staff
Duties and
Responsibilities of the
Publication Staff
The Publication’s
Policies
Mental Gymnastics
Synapse Strengtheners
III. The News: A 5-6 Reporting
Backgrounder Activity
Understanding News Discussion
News in School Papers
Characteristics of a
Good News
Types of News Stories Prelim
Mental Gymnastics
Synapse Strengtheners
IV. Stairway to News Writing: 7-8 Reporting
Techniques and Principles Activity
Sources of News Discussion
More Sources of News
Rules of Thumb in
News Gathering
Stages in Interview
Steps in Conducting
the Interview
Structure of News
Mental Gymnastics
Synapse Strengtheners
V. Getting Started: Crafting 9-10 Reporting
the Good Lead Discussion
Parts of the News Quiz
The Lead
Major Classifications
of Lead
Kinds of Grammatical
Beginning Lead
Reason for Using
Novelty lead
Rules of Thumb in
Lead Writing
Mental Gymnastics
Synapse Strengtheners
VI. In Focus: Writing the 11-12 Reporting
Whole News Story Discussion
More Concepts on Activity
News Writing Quiz
Qualities of News
The Do’s of News
Writing Style
The Dont’s of News
Writing Style
Transitional Devices
The Mystery in
Winning News Writing
Competitions
Other Winning Tips in
News Writing Contest
Mental Gymnastics
Synapse Strengtheners
VII. Creativity Matters: 13-14 Reporting
Writing Feature Articles Discussion
Feature Story: Its Quiz
Concepts and Nature
Characteristics of
feature Stories
Feature Flourishes in
Qualities of a well-
written feature story
Hard News and feature
story contrasted
Types of feature
stories
The effective feature
writer
Sources of features
The stages of writing a
feature story
Writing the feature
story
Rules of thumb in Midterm
writing the
introduction
Writing introduction:
techniques and
samples
The nut graph
The body of the feature
article
Paragraph
development
How to end the feature
article
Writing title of feature
stories
Tips for beginning
feature writers
Feature writing contest
tips
Sample feature articles
Mental gymnastics
Synapse strengtheners
VIII. Scuffle of Opinions: 15-16 Reporting
Writing Editorials Discussion
Editorial: Its
Definitions and
Concepts
Other Characteristics
of an Editorial
Functions of Editorial
Types of Editorial
Editorial Structure
Duties of an Editorial
Writer
Crafting the Editorial:
Suggestions for
Students
Editorial Writing: A
Sample Structure
Some techniques in
beginning the editorial
Some techniques in
ending the editorial
Some techniques in
persuasion
Letters to the Editors
Sample Editorial with
Analysis
Analysis of Editorial
Mental Gymnastics
Synapse Strengtheners
IX. Personal Viewpoint: 17 Reporting
Writing Columns Discussion
Column Writing: Its Activity
Nature and Concepts Quiz
Types of Columns
Tips in Writing a Column
Suggestions for
Beginning Columnists
Some more tips on
columns writing
Sample columns
Mental gymnastics
Synapse strengtheners
X. Copyediting: Cleaning the 18 Reporting
copy & Writing the Headline Discussion
Copyediting defined Activity
Editing
Proofreading
Copyediting or
copyreading
The desk and the desk
work
The work process
Procedures in
copyreading
Journalistic writing
Tips for accurate
reporting and editing
Omitting verbal
deadwoods
Avoiding redundancies
Using simple words
Concrete and precise
writing
The headline
Functions of headlnes
Guidelines in headline
writing
Headline vocabulary
Mechanics of headline
writing
Headline patterns
Reminders to editors
Mental gymnastics
Synapse strengtheners Finals
XI. Publication Style Guide: A 19 Discussion
Sample Quiz
Uses of titles
Spelling
Quotations
Use of numbers
Capitalization
Use of punctuation
Mental gymnastics
Synapse strengtheners
Reference:
B. Ferdinand, MAED. Campus Journalism: Within your reach. A worktext for Journalist
Wannabees in the Campus.