Digital Journalism

Course aim

To develop students' specialised multimedia skills and understandings in the context of professional practice in journalism.

Course content

Students will develop advanced skills in research and sourcing stories, and in interviewing techniques. they will become familiar with packaging a video story (broadcast writing conventions, video journalism), camera/audio techniques and specialised presentation/ piece-to-camera/interviewing. They will also develop skills in digital audio/video editing and compression using industry standard software.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 2074	Journalism Techniques
COMM 1023	News Writing
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

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

Assessment

Video project, Video sample, Video story

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.