Applied Journalism Practice

Course aim

To provide students with an advanced understanding of skills in journalistic writing and research across a range of media forms.

Course content

Students will develop advanced knowledge of journalistic writing, multimedia storytelling, social media and blogging in the context of professional journalism practice for a diverse range of audiences via print, broadcast and online media.

Textbook(s)

Grundy, B 2012, So you want to be a journalist?, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, Port Melbourne

Lockwood, K (ed) 2009, Style, 4th edition, News Custom Publishing, Southbank

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 5021	Journalism Practice
COMM 5022	Journalism Contexts
COMM 5055	Journalism Studies

Corequisite(s)

Nil

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

Continuous assessment, News re-write, Opinion based

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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