Advanced News Writing
Undergraduate
Undergraduate
COMM 3021
Undergraduate
Yes
Note: This offering may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
012057
4.5
No
School of Creative Industries
To extend students' news writing skills and understandings, focusing on feature writing, freelance journalism, news rounds and documentary.
Students will further demonstrate their skills in feature writing for print and online media, and will become familiar with key elements of magazine journalism and freelance journalism. They will explore documentary journalism and specialist news rounds, and will examine the effects of social media on journalism practice.
Ricketson, M & Graham, C 2017, Writing feature stories: how to research and write articles-from listicles to longform, 2nd Edition, Allen & Unwin
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
COMM 2077 | Radio Journalism and Podcasts |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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INTERNAL, MAGILL | |||
Lecture | 1 hour x 10 weeks | ||
Lecture (online) | 1 hour x 2 weeks | ||
Computer Practical | 2 hours x 10 weeks | ||
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE | |||
Online | 3 hours x 10 weeks |
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Applied print project, Freelance project discussion paper, Specialist media project
EFTSL*: 0.125
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