Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

JMS 102 — Basic Reporting Techniques

JMS department course · Nigerian universities

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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)

Course contents

What is news, elements of news, news values and news virtues. Qualities of a news reporter and what motivates a news reporter. General rules of news writing. Elements of good writing/what makes a poor writing. News gathering and sources. The art of conducting 164 interviews. The lead, the story structure and components of the story.

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study JMS 102.

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