MDIA 2334 - Writing the News
Career: | Undergraduate |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 4220 |
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. |
Course Fees
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here
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The fees displayed below for international students are for students commencing a program in 2024 only. International students who commenced a program in 2023 or prior can find their fee here.
EFTSL | |||
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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4220 | Mon 08/08/2022 | Wed 17/08/2022 | Fri 16/09/2022 | Fri 28/10/2022 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
25753 | LE01 | 60 | 24 | 25 Jul - 12 Sep | Monday | 1pm - 2pm | Engineering Sth, S111, Teaching Room |
3 Oct - 24 Oct | Monday | 1pm - 2pm | Engineering Sth, S111, Teaching Room | ||||
Related Class: Workshop | |||||||
Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
20479 | WR03 | 30 | 21 | 3 Aug - 14 Sep | Wednesday | 3pm - 5pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class |
5 Oct - 19 Oct | Wednesday | 3pm - 5pm | MyUni, OL, Online Class | ||||
20480 | WR01 | 30 | 3 | 2 Aug - 13 Sep | Tuesday | 1pm - 3pm | Schulz, 407, Keyboard Suite |
4 Oct - 18 Oct | Tuesday | 1pm - 3pm | Schulz, 407, Keyboard Suite |