Course overview
This course introduces students to foundational principles of news writing, and their application across media platforms. It aims to provide students with foundational skills in news writing that meet existing and future industry standards and are applicable across a range of technologies and platforms. The course will introduce students to news language and news values, news writing practices and styles, a range of news writing skills and will test their applied knowledge through class and online activities and assignments.
- News Writing Fundamentals
- Developing Journalism Skills
- News Writing Specialisations
Course learning outcomes
- Understand the nature of effective news writing and its role in journalism
- Understand and apply principles of news language and news story structure
- Be able to apply best-practice news writing conventions in a timely manner and across a range of platforms
- Understand and apply sensitive and appropriate language in a range of news stories
- Demonstrate professionalism in news story writing
- Analyse and synthesise information from a range of sources
Degree list
The following degrees include this course