Certificate in Journalism Assignments

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Assignment 1

Introduction: Write a short introduction of yourself. What newspapers, magazines, etc. do you read. What radio or TV programs do you watch? What are some of the stories in your local paper.

Assignment 2

Vol. 2 Part 2 Basic Journalism Skills

Assignment 1. Correct and Rewrite the following exercises, putting into account grammar, punctuation and style that you learned in the video Vol 2 Part 2

This assignment will be graded/marked out of 20 points.

1. The number of women traders in Accra is/are increasing by five percent every year.

2. A number of politicians is/are anxious to run in the next elections.

3. The number of girls in Africa High School has/have remained the same for the past two years.

4. A number of animals is/are being sold illegally outside the city.

5. The number of teachers in my district is/are very low.

6. A number of women traders is/are protesting outside the Minister’s office.

7. People can buy egg’s cheaply at the cooperative markets.

8. Most school’s near the city have run out of textbooks.

9. According to the school each student must bring his own uniform.

10. Who’s dog is that? Its lost it’s collar.

11. I will lie/lay down in a few minutes.

12. She lays/lies the baby down when she wants phone her friends.

13. Kinshasa has many people that need our support.

14. This is the dog who was barking last night.

15. The three countries he visited were : Zambia, Nigeria and South Africa.

16. "Pepe Kalle was a creative musician," he said, "his death is a tragic loss for Africa."

17. After losing heavily in the presidential election, Maina Shirazi said,"we give up."

18. It was Zimbabwe’s politician, Ndabaningi Sithole, who said that, "We are our own liberators."

19. He reminded us three different times that he had lived in town for the past 20 years.

20. The shop opened at 6 a.m. yesterday morning.

21. The reason we see so many movies is because our personal friend owns his own video store.

Assignment 3

What have you learned from videos you have watched so far?

Meet in groups and discuss the role of the media in Africa today. Write a short essay on what you think the role of the media should be..

Assignment 4

Read a newspaper, watch TV and listen to the radio.

From the radio list two local stories, two stories from Africa and one story from the world
From the TV list two local stories, two stories from Africa and one story from the world
From the newspaper list two local stories, two stories from Africa and one story from the world

Assignment 5

Basic skills assignment

Pick one topic for a story. Draw up at least five questions you would ask during an interview.

Assignment 6

Community journalism assignment

How much do you know about the community in which you live?

In this assignment find the name of the following community leaders.

Who is your president?
Who is the Minister of Health?
Who is the Minister of Agriculture?
Who is your Mayor?
Who is your Councilor?
Who is your Member of Parliament?
Name ONE president/leader of a workers’ union
Name ONE president/leader of the farmers’ union.
Who is the president of the opposition political party?

Assignment 7

Basic skills assignment

Please develop and write a story based on assignment 6 above.

Assignment 8

Basic skills assignment FINAL

Ask your facilitator to invite to your class any ONE (ONLY ONE) of the following: Mayor, Police Chief, head of a women’s group, a newspaper editor, a musician, a traditional dancer, a doctor, a nurse, a diplomat, an extension worker, a farmer, a businessman or businesswoman,

Have your guest speak for about half an hour about his or her job, problems and challenges, etc.

Ask questions and write a story based on the speech.