Course overview
This course provides students with an opportunity to explore ideas of journalism as storytelling, and to develop and apply skills in researching, writing and producing long-form journalism across a range of media platforms. Students will critically engage with feature writing, documentary, podcasting and web journalism to inform and develop their own practice in these areas.
Course learning outcomes
- Examine and critically analyse the role of long-form journalism in the media landscape
- Research and plan long-form journalism outputs across a range of platforms
- Write and produce long-form journalism outputs across a range of platforms
- Demonstrate research and interviewing skills focused on long-form journalism outputs
- Critically engage with long-form journalism across a range of platforms
- Exercise critical thinking skills in analysin information and making judgements on news value