Handbook

Overview

News and social media are awash with opinion. Everyone, it seems, is having a say on the behaviour of celebrities and politicians, on the merits of the latest album, movie or TikTok sensation, or on the state of the nation, the economy, the planet, or the live music scene. But where’s the ‘quality’ amidst this ‘quantity’? Just how much of this opinion is fair, well-considered and persuasive? In this course you will study journalistic opinion in many forms, such as commentary pieces, arts and entertainment reviewing, and travel journalism. You will develop your own persuasive and journalistic production skills in producing and publishing your own material, while critically examining professional journalistic opinion. You will explore the principled evaluation of journalistic opinion and argumentation, both yours and other peoples. What makes opinion journalism attention-grabbing or dull, fair or dishonest, well-founded or ill-founded? And above, all, what makes it likely or not so likely to win people over?

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Prerequisite: 24 units of credit overall

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In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

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Type	Amount
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International Students	$5640

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100703 Journalism

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Opinion Journalism

MDIA2002

6 Units of Credit