1. General information about the training program
- Training program name: Writing skills for online newspapers
- Training subjects:
+ Students studying or graduated from University or College, want to work in the field of journalism and media
+People who want to work in the field of electronic newspapers and digital content creation
+ People who are working in the field of journalism and media but do not have a degree in the right field, need to supplement their professional certificate to complete their application for recruitment/promotion to civil servant positions.
+ All people interested in and love the field of journalism and media
- Training unit: Lecturers from the Institute of Journalism and Communication (University of Social Sciences and Humanities) in combination with experienced journalists from press and media agencies.
- Certificate name: Writing skills for online newspapers
(English title: Writing for the Electronic Media)
- Certificate issuing unit: University of Social Sciences & Humanities
2. Training objectives
The Journalism and Media Training Program equips learners with basic and necessary knowledge in the field of writing news and articles for online newspapers. After the course, learners will have the expertise and confidence to work at Press and Media agencies, and apply the knowledge they have learned well into practical activities.
3. Program output standards
3.1. About knowledge
- Grasp general knowledge of electronic newspapers.
- Master knowledge of electronic newspaper types and genres of works
- Understand the process of processing, publishing news and creating works for electronic newspapers.
3.2. About skills
- Professional skills: Proficient in approaching and performing professional tasks such as developing information sources, interviewing, processing information, taking photos, organizing articles, editing works for electronic newspapers.
- Personal skills: Ability to work independently, use equipment and tools to organize journalistic works.
- Teamwork skills: Team coordination skills, always listening and respecting members' opinions, ensuring work efficiency and quality of work.
3.3. On moral qualities:
Practice professional ethics and comply with legal regulations on television journalism
3.4. Job position and professional development opportunities
- Learners can take on jobs as reporters or editors working at press and media agencies; positions in charge of content management or writing articles for websites or internal media publications of organizations and businesses; jobs as content creators in mass media...
4. Structure of the training program:
Total accumulated hours: 45 periods, including:
- Theory hours: 30 periods
- Number of practice hours: 10 periods
5. Training program framework
| STT |
Topic |
Duration |
Content |
| 1 |
Modern news writing skills on electronic newspapers |
10 |
- Basic concepts of news and articles on electronic newspapers
- Expressions of modern news
- Characteristics of electronic newspapers and the role of key types of works |
| 2 |
Skills in writing various types of articles on electronic newspapers: reports, interviews, portraits, etc. |
15 |
- The process of creating works of electronic newspapers
- Characteristics of basic types: news, reflection articles, interviews, portraits
- Skills to create content works according to basic genres |
| 3 |
Skills in making photo reports for online newspapers |
5 |
- The role of photos and photo reports in online newspapers
- Process and method of organizing images on electronic newspapers
- Successful experiences and common mistakes in the process of making photo reports |
| 4 |
Multimedia journalism organization skills |
5 |
- Basic concepts, characteristics, and roles of multimedia content organization models
- Methods and skills of organizing multimedia works
- Some typical multimedia work formats of modern electronic newspapers |
| 5 |
Practice |
10 |
Practice organizing multimedia creation for electronic newspapers |
| Total |
45 |
|
The topics are built on the basis of subjects in the undergraduate training program in Journalism: Writing skills for electronic newspapers, Editing skills, Press photography, Multimedia communication...
Topics can be adjusted and changed up to 20% of the total course duration based on professional practice and student needs.
6. Form of testing and evaluating course learning outcomes:
After 45 lessons providing basic foundational knowledge, students will complete the final exam which is a series of news works, reflections or interviews on electronic newspapers. Students will receive a graduation certificate when they meet the following requirements:
- Attend at least 80% of class hours
- Achieve at least 5/10 points on the final exam.
7. Reference materials:
1. Nguyen Thanh Loi (2014), Journalism in the modern media environment, Information and Communication Publishing House, Hanoi.
2. Frank Bass (2014), AP News Agency's Guide to Internet Searching and Writing, News Publishing House, Hanoi.
3. Nguyen Thi Truong Giang (2017), Journalism and multimedia communication, Hanoi National University Publishing House.
4. Nguyen Thi Truong Giang (2016), Textbook of electronic newspaper works, Information and Communication Publishing House
