ALJ112 - News Reporting 2

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Alison McAdam

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

 1 x 2 hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

Online independent and collaborative learning activities (1 x 2 hour per week equivalence)

Content

This unit in the practice and theory of multimedia journalism focuses on news reporting processes. It outlines professional, social and legal factors that impact on reporting of local, regional and national news. The unit introduces students to key news beats, including reporting stories about politics, business, sport and local newsworthy events and issues. Students will build contacts in their preferred news beat/s and engage with social media tools to report and produce their news stories. They will also gain skills in reporting a news story (to a deadline) for broadcast and online media platforms.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Social Media Reporting (800 words or equivalent) – 20%

Assessment 2 (Individual) - Photojournalism news story (1600 words or equivalent) - 40%

Assessment 3 (Individual): Video news story (1600 words or equivalent) - 40%

Unit Fee Information

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