ALJ221 - Video Journalism

Unit details

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Year2018 unit information
Offering information:

Commences 2019

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit chair:

John Mullen

Prerequisite:

ALJ111 or ALJ112

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

ALJ319

Contact hours:

Campus: 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week

Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin

Content

This unit is about the production of video journalism for delivery via broadcast, online or mobile media and the important information role that news and current affairs programs play in society. In addition to learning about the social, political and economic impact of video journalism, you will learn and practice that skills of researching, interviewing, reporting, writing and filming to produce credible news and current affairs. You will also be introduced to the production techniques needed to compile news reports for different broadcast and narrowcast media.

Assessment

Essay, 1600 words, 40%

Video current affairs story, 60%