JOUR402-19S2 (C) Semester Two 2019

News Production

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 15 July 2019
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2019
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 26 July 2019
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 27 September 2019

Description

This course builds on the intensive training of JOUR 401 and focuses on newsgathering and reporting in a variety of formats and using a variety of tools. The course is designed to combine analytical skills, through evaluation of a variety of news media and news issues, with practical experience to develop knowledge and critical understanding of journalism practice and increased independence in news production.

This course builds on the intensive training of JOUR 401 and focuses on newsgathering and reporting in a variety of formats and using a variety of tools. The course is designed to combine analytical skills, through evaluation of a variety of news media and news issues, with practical experience to develop knowledge and critical understanding of journalism practice and increased independence in news production. Fieldwork opportunities and a final work placement provide the opportunity for you to consolidate the links between theory and practice, and develop independence in your professional work.

Learning Outcomes

  • The successful completion of this course enables students to further develop the critical insight, writing, reporting and multimedia skills and flexibility needed to excel in a rapidly changing journalism world. By the end of this course, students are expected to demonstrate high-level proficiency in gathering, writing and editing publishable news for print, broadcast and the web, and to operate effectively individually and in teams to produce weekly news.
    Students are expected to demonstrate:

    Personal Attributes
  • a high standard of communication skills
  • a high level of analysis, critique, synthesis and problem-solving
  • independent judgment
  • organisation and time management skills, including an ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
  • computer technology skills, including an ability to use and critically evaluate new media and digital tools
  • a critical knowledge of news and current affairs
  • an ability to locate, critically evaluate and use information in a range of contexts
  • self-reflection and critical evaluation of their own practice

    Interactive Attributes
  • an ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others to plan and produce regular news
  • an ability to relate to and communicate with people from a wide range of backgrounds, including journalism professionals

    Specific Programme Attributes
  • an ability to independently and effectively gather and research news
  • an ability to write and edit journalism across a range of styles and platforms to recognised industry standards
  • strong research and investigative skills, including the retrieval and critical analysis of information from a range of sources using a range of tools
  • an ability to conduct interviews to a professional standard
  • effective use of digital, audio and visual technologies
  • an ability to reflect critically on journalism practice
  • a critical understanding of journalism within its social, cultural and international contexts
  • experience of independent work in a newsroom

Prerequisites

JOUR401, Subject to the approval of the PGDipJ coordinator RP: JOUR401

Recommended Preparation

Course Coordinator

Tara Ross

Notes

As with JOUR 401, classes are structured across our schedule of 10am-12pm Monday & Tuesday classes and 1pm-4pm Tuesday & Thursday classes. There will be times where you are required to work a full day, such as during newsroom exercises and on work placement in October.

You are required to produce stories for publication throughout the course, primarily in community and daily print and online newspapers. All work must be vetted and approved by teaching staff before it is submitted for publication unless you are working under the supervision of the relevant newsroom.

In order to complete assignments, you may be required to set up your own accounts in Google, Photoshop Express, Twitter and other social media. You are expected to use these accounts ALWAYS in a professional manner. Remember, employers can see you and web archives endure.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,847.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 25

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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