Handbook - Writing for Media

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Overview

In this course you will be introduced to key media writing skills. The course will cover a range of genres and roles in the journalism and communication field. You will learn the fundamentals of journalistic prose, research, interviews and news story structure. The emphasis will be on writing for print … For more content click the Read More button below. This course engages with the history of the news genre and with the question: what is news? You will learn about balance, bias and ethics. This course will also require you to think about the ethical and professional aspects of your work and its social, economic and political role.

The emphasis will be on writing for print journalism but the skills learnt will form the basis of a portfolio of skills that will be useful across all media and communications contexts. You will learn how to structure and edit a news story, how to use quotes and how to engage readers. You will read and analyse a range of news stories and will learn to research, interview for and write both 'hard' and 'soft' news stories. You will learn about the values and production constraints that guide the selection of news items.

This course engages with the history of the news genre and with the question: what is news? You will learn about balance, bias and ethics. This course will also require you to think about the ethical and professional aspects of your work and its social, economic and political role.

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: Enrolment in a postgraduate Journalism & Communication, PR & Advertising, Law, or Law, Media & Journalism program

Course Outline

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MDIA5001 Course Outline

Fees

Type	Amount
Commonwealth Supported Students (if applicable)	$821
Domestic Students	$3240
International Students	$4410

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Faculty
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Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

School
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School of the Arts and Media

Study Level
Study Level refers to the academic level of a program, specialisation or course.

Postgraduate

Offering Terms
Depending on the Academic Calendar type, an offering term generally refers to an academic teaching period of between 8-13 weeks in duration.

Term 1

Campus

Kensington

Delivery Mode

Fully on-site

Indicative contact hours
Typically refers to face to face on-campus contact hours per week.

2.5

Timetable

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