News Reporting

Course aim

To introduce students to the essential skills in news gathering across all media platforms.

Course content

Students will be introduced to basic news gathering techniques for multimedia platforms including print, broadcast, online and social media. Students will become familiar with different modes of inquiry, with an emphasis on the practice, principles and theory behind effective interviewing. They will develop skills appropriate for news gathering for convergent as well as traditional news media, under deadline pressure.

Textbook(s)

Lamble, Stephen 2013, News As It Happens: An Introduction To Journalism, 2nd edn, OUP, South Melbourne

Grundy, Bruce et al 2012, So You Want To Be A Journalist?: Unplugged , 2nd edition, CUP , Melbourne

Prerequisite(s)

COURSE ALERT: This course is not available to students who have completed: 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

Continuous assessment, Portfolio, Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 1)
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