News Writing

Course aim

To introduce students to news writing techniques across a range of news media.

Course content

Basic news writing skills; writing for publication in print and online; writing for broadcast; writing under pressure; introduction to soft news writing.

Textbook(s)

Grundy, B. 2007, So you want to be a journalist? , Cambridge University Press, New York

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 1022	Principles of Journalism

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Computer Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, TAYLOR'S BUSINESS SCHOOL
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Computer Practical	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HELP COLLEGE OF ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY
Lecture	1 hour x 13 weeks
Computer Practical	2 hours 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

News and current affairs quizzes (continuous in-class assessment), News story for print and radio, News story for TV and web, News story intros, Running news story

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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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.