Journalism Techniques

Course aim

To extend the skills and knowledge acquired in News Writing and to introduce students to more specialised skills related to professional practice.

Course content

Newsgathering, interviewing, radio production skills, voice and presentation for television news, web design, web production.

Textbook(s)

Phillips, G & Lindgren, M 2006, Australian broadcast journalism, 2nd, OUP, -

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 1022	Principles of Journalism
COMM 1023	News Writing

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

News story for print and radio, News story for three media, Web design project

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.