ALJ304 - Local Journalism

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 2 Unit Chair:

Usha Rodrigues

Trimester 3 Unit Chair:

Usha Rodrigues

Prerequisite:

ALJ111

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

Trimester 2:

1 x 2 hour Seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online):

Trimester 2 and 3:

Online and independent learning activities, 2 hours per week. This will including recordings, synchronous and asynchronous learning activities

Content

This unit explores the practice and theory of local and community journalism in Australia and western societies. It outlines the practices and approaches adopted by these types of news outlets and their relationship to the 'mainstream' media. The unit encourages students to debate the importance of these forms of journalism in an increasingly globalised and digitised media world. Students will develop pieces of journalism in a variety of styles and be encouraged to publish their work in relevant print, broadcast or online contexts. They will also critically engage with the norms and conventions shaping journalistic practices and how they relate to these aspects of journalism and discuss some of the key differences between commercial and not-for-profit outlets.

Assessment

Assessment 1 - Field report (2000 words) - 50%

Assessment 2 - Practical work (2000 words equivalent) - 50%

Unit Fee Information

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