JRN322 Beyond News: Longform Journalism (8)
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This subject will enable students to understand the investigative, content and structural expectations of journalism created in “non-news” forms. Through creation of longform, feature, documentary and/or narrative journalism, students will develop skills to make in-depth, engaging, narrative-driven reportage for contemporary audiences. |
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+ Subject Availability Modes and Location
| Session 1 | | Internal | Bathurst Campus | | Distance | Bathurst Campus |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JRN322
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
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Subject information| Duration | Grading System | School: |
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| One session | HD/FL | School of Communication and Creative Industries |
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Assumed Knowledge|
JRN200 and JRN205 or JRN207
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Learning OutcomesUpon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to critically examine the characteristics that distinguish 'non-news' journalism from 'news' formats
- be able to apply different styles of longform journalism to reporting practice
- be able to investigate for and create reporting content of substance, depth and breadth across the range of major media platforms
- be able to apply narrative principles to in-depth and longform journalism
- be able to apply journalism longform narrative techniques to incorporate visual and audio elements in the creation of rich media content
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SyllabusThe subject will cover the following topics:
- Journalism of breadth and depth across platforms: contemporary and historical examples of good practice
- Analysis and critique, using key literary, writing and film theory and contemporary practice to explain the purposes and power of sustainably engaging journalism forms
- Principles of narrative and story-telling applicable to feature, documentary, current affairs and book-length journalism
- Methods and format conventions for creating engaging longform reporting across major publishing platforms
- Application of investigative and other modes of inquiry for creating reporting content of substance, depth and breadth
- Longform storytelling techniques incorporating vision and sound
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The information contained in the 2016 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 06 September 2016. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.
