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JRN522 Specialist Reporting (16)

Abstract

This subject extends students writing and reporting skills to cover a specialised news "round". Students exercise and develop their skills in news judgement, investigative reporting, feature writing and sub-editing through focused coverage of a chosen field. Students may complete an industry internship as part of this subject, or explore equivalent opportunities for self-publication or freelance reporting.

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Session 2
DistanceBathurst Campus
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Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Communication and Creative Industries

Enrolment restrictions

Postgraduate students.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the need to develop and maintain contacts as part of the newsgathering process
- be able to demonstrate an ability to develop, research and write investigative stories within a specialised news round
- be able to demonstrate a high level of news judgement
- be able to demonstrate skills in sub-editing
- be able to demonstrate skills in feature writing for print media, or the equivalent in other media forms as approved by the subject coordinator
- be able to find an industry placement (voluntary internship) or opportunities for self-publication or freelance reporting.

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:
- establishing and maintaining a news round
- investigative journalism
- developing and maintaining news contacts
- feature writing
- sub-editing
- opportunities for industry placements, self-publication or freelance reporting.

Work Place Learning

This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 10 days duration. Students in this Masters level subject are required to either undertake a minimum 10 days of workplace learning in a news media organisation or undertaken freelance journalism/self published journalism. This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 10 days duration. Students in this Masters level subject are required to either undertake a minimum 10 days of workplace learning in a news media organisation or undertaken freelance journalism/self published journalism.

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.