Journalism Practice

Course aim

To develop students' news writing techniques across a range of media forms. To enable students to develop awareness of essential skills in news gathering, journalistic research and interviewing and writing for print, online and broadcast news media.

Course content

Students will develop specialised knowledge of and experience in foundational techniques of news writing for print, broadcast and online media, and for a diverse range of audiences. Students will also develop awareness of and skills in news gathering, research in the context of professional journalism practice and interviewing for journalism.

Textbook(s)

Lamble, Stephen 2013, News as it happens: An introduction to journalism, 1st edition, Oxford University Press , Melbourne

Lockwood, K 2009, Style, 4th, News Custom Publishing, Southbank

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 5022	Journalism Contexts

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
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 feature, News story and reflection, News writing

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.