Creative Writing for the Media

Course aim

To instil an awareness of the techniques, strategies and expectations associated with creative non-fiction in the mainstream print media

Course content

Structure of written information in the mainstream media; news value judgments in a democratic society; essential reporting, interviewing and writing techniques; comparison between news and feature writing; style variations for defined publications and their readers; ethical considerations; the balance between information and entertainment in the creative non-fiction genre.

The external offering of this course is only available to rural and remote students.

Textbook(s)

Tanner, S 2009, Feature Writing, Oxford University Press, South Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	20 hours x block
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, DISTANCE EDUCATION
Directed Study	N/A x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Group design/presentation of feature storyboard, Original feature article, Profile/obituary/review article

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.