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Subject details
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- Journalism ethics
- Newsgathering and writing
- Community news
- Reporting Youth affairs
- Reporting Indigenous affairs
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
one of- GRF-LHS157-Research and Writing for Journalism
- GRF-CMM18-News and Politics (No longer available)
You are recommended to have completed the following subjects(s) or have equivalent knowledge before starting this subject:
- GRF-LHS155-Introduction to Communication and Journalism
- GRF-CMM129-Styles and Genres of Journalism (No longer available)
- GRF-CMM29 (Not currently available)
Others
Not suitable for incarcerated students.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Learn about the different ways that information and news is gathered and reproduced. You will learn about the range of print and electronic media professions that exist in today's information society and explore global trends and issues arising from the growth of information media. The subject introduces news style, exploring how to gather information and write on a range of key topics across news genres. You will also examine ethical issues faced by journalists and consider such issues in connection to your own stories using the framework of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) Code of Ethics. These issues will be analysed and discussed in essay form.
- News Story (Community) (25%)
- News Story (Indig. Affairs) (25%)
- Essay (30%)
- Online Discussion (20%)
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