SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE CODE: MAC 225 COURSE TITLE: News Writing and Reporting

NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA



SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES



COURSE CODE: MAC 225



COURSE TITLE: News Writing and Reporting

,MAC225 COURSE GUIDE




COURSE
GUIDE



MAC225
NEWS WRITING AND REPORTING




Course Team Nnamdi Tobechukwu Ekeanyanwu
(Developer/Writer) - COVENANT
Christine I. Ofulue (Programme Leader) - NOUN
Josef Bel-Molokwu (Editor) - PAN-AFRICAN UNI
Chidinma H. Onwubere (Coordinator) - NOUN




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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA




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Published By:
National Open University of Nigeria

First Printed 2012

ISBN: 978-058-647-4

All Rights Reserved




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CONTENTS PAGE

Introduction………………………………………………………….. 1
What you will Learn in This Course……………………..…………. 1
Course Aims ………………………………………………………… 2
Course Objectives…………………………………………….……… 2
Working through This Course……………………………………….. 3
Course Materials…………………………………….……………….. 3
Study Units…………………………………………….…………….. 4
Textbooks and References…………………………….…………….. 5
Assignment File…………………………………………….……….. 6
Tutor-Marked Assignment…………………………….……………. 7
Final Examination and Grading……………………..………………. 7
Course Marking Scheme………………………………..…………… 7
Presentation Schedule and Course Overview ………….………….. 8
How to Get the Most from This Course ………………….…………. 9
Facilitators/Tutors and Tutorials…………………………………… 9
Summary………………………………………………………….. 10




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