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MDIA 2334 - Writing the News

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3810
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Assumed Knowledge: At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study
Assessment: Print & broadcast news stories, sourced news story and reflection, news writing to deadline, hard/soft news writing
Syllabus:

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of writing for a range of news media platforms. News language, news story structure and news values are key elements of writing for news media, and the course focuses on practical application of these principles across online, print, audio, video and social media platforms. The course incorporates exploration of both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ news, and introduces students to a range of news forms.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3810 Mon 12/03/2018 Sat 31/03/2018 Fri 04/05/2018 Fri 08/06/2018


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
13333 LE01 180 74 27 Feb - 6 Mar Tuesday 12pm - 1pm Ligertwood, 333, Lecture Theatre
20 Mar - 27 Mar Tuesday 12pm - 1pm Ligertwood, 333, Lecture Theatre
17 Apr - 5 Jun Tuesday 12pm - 1pm Ligertwood, 333, Lecture Theatre
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
13334 WR06 28 1 28 Feb - 21 Mar Wednesday 11am - 1pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
18 Apr - 18 Apr Wednesday 11am - 1pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
2 May - 6 Jun Wednesday 11am - 1pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
13336 WR04 27 5 28 Feb - 21 Mar Wednesday 1pm - 3pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
18 Apr - 18 Apr Wednesday 1pm - 3pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
2 May - 6 Jun Wednesday 1pm - 3pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
13337 WR03 27 1 1 Mar - 22 Mar Thursday 11am - 1pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
19 Apr - 19 Apr Thursday 11am - 1pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
3 May - 7 Jun Thursday 11am - 1pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
13338 WR02 27 9 2 Mar - 23 Mar Friday 1pm - 3pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
20 Apr - 20 Apr Friday 1pm - 3pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
4 May - 8 Jun Friday 1pm - 3pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
13339 WR01 27 14 1 Mar - 22 Mar Thursday 9am - 11am Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
19 Apr - 19 Apr Thursday 9am - 11am Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
3 May - 7 Jun Thursday 9am - 11am Schulz, 408, Computer Suite