Course Code
MCOM2033
Unit Bearing Information
3 units
Course Description
Followed by Reporting Lab I/II, Advanced Reporting and Editing, and internship, this course serves as the introduction to the skills and disciplines of reporting and writing for media. It provides a comprehensive yet stepwise introduction to the basic principles and practices of journalism for different media platforms.
To optimise the interaction between this course, laboratory work and internships, while meeting the needs of students studying journalism in a second language, the sequence of courses treats reporting, and feature writing as two facets of the core activity. The two activities develop in parallel as each student gains in practical experience and in language ability. Topics introduced early on are taken up again later in Advanced Reporting and Writing at higher levels of complexity and greater depth within this progressive framework.
Course Intended Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to
· Identify newsworthy topics and to develop treatments of these topics into high impact, fact-driven stories;
· Apply the concepts and principles to writing breaking news;
· Apply the concepts and principles to writing feature news.
Course Schedule
Instructor
Dr. Anilesh KUMAR, Assistant Professor, The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Medium of Instruction
English
Classroom
T6-402
Eligibility
A student who is currently studying for a bachelor degree.
Pre-requisite/ Co-requisite
Nil
Course Fee
RMB5,000 for BNBU, HKBU and HKCHC students;
RMB7,500 for the students from other colleges/ universities.
Accomodation Fee
BNBU students (Non-graduates): RMB10/ Person/ Day
BNBU graduates: RMB60/ Person/ Day
HKBU, HKCHC and other students: RMB60/ Person/ Day
Note: The standard fee for summer accommodation in student hostel for 2026 is subject to final confirmation.