UO Journalism: Principles and Practices

Course aim

To introduce students to the role, place, power and practice of the western, liberal democratic model of journalism through an understanding of the knowledge and skills required to produce an original work of public interest journalism.

Course content

This course enables students to develop an understanding and appreciation of the principles, practices, contexts and issues of contemporary Australian journalism. It offers knowledge and skills that enable students to develop an understanding of the purpose and forms of journalism produced in a liberal- and social-democratic system, and what it achieves locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. It covers recent developments in the media and specialist and cross-cultural reporting, such as journalism and Aboriginal people. Students will develop an understanding of the fundamentals of ethical journalistic practice and storytelling, including story sourcing, researching, interviewing, and structuring and writing a public interest feature story.

Textbooks

Nil

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

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

Assessment

Essay, Media task, Professional plan

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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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