Project Brief

Welcome to my blogbook for my Negotiated Portfolio; the final module of my Ba(Hons) Journalism degree.

Please make sure you head right back to the oldest posts in order to see all of my thought processes and research, or if you prefer, click the tags relevant to the articles within the portfolio which can be found to the right hand side of the blog.

Many Thanks,
Emma x

Project Brief

In this unit you will be required to produce an 8,000-word (or equivalent) portfolio of journalistic work that is targeted at existing publications and online media outlets, together with a log book or blog that documents your research and decision making process and a critique of your work.

Using the core journalistic skills already accrued on the course you will be expected to produce a number of pieces that demonstrate an appreciation of both audience and style. With the support of a tutor and through peer group work you will initiate ideas and develop a portfolio of marketable stories.

Your portfolio must include an appreciation of online journalism and include at least one item that is written/designed for the web. You may, if you choose to, submit a new magazine concept for part or all of this assignment.

Monday 2 May 2011

Online Articles

Cosmo’s online writing style is slightly different to the magazine. Although the sections are very similar, if not the same, the way the articles are laid out is completely different.
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The articles are less image heavy and although they still incorporate the relaxed colloquial language, but still in a different style. The articles are a lot shorted and structured more like a news story with feature content, rather than large feature articles.
I plan to write a feature in the online style for the beauty section about the do’s and don’ts of waxing for the summer. I have already discussed this feature in the previous post about beauty features. Having decided on two beauty features, I thought it would help show how I can translate my writing style between print and online features therefore this beauty feature will be written with the mind of it being published on Cosmo's website.

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