UO Broadcast Journalism

Course aim

To further develop students’ ability to write for radio news and longer format broadcast stories.

Course content

Students will build on existing knowledge of broadcast writing and producing. Students will develop skills to edit news material using available software, compile new reports, apply industry standards to news writing, voice reporting, news production and news reading as well as knowledge of sourcing and interviewing techniques. They will identify and analyse key ethical and legal obligations associated with broadcast reporting both audio and video.

Textbooks

Phillips G, Lindgren M & Bishop R 2013, Australian Broadcast Journalism , 3rd edn, Oxford University Press, Australia

Alysen, B 2012, The Electronic Reporter: Broadcast Journalism in Australia, 3rd edn, UNSW Press, Sydney

Prerequisites

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
COMM 1074	UO News Reporting

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching Method

Component	Duration
EXTERNAL, ONLINE ACTIVITY
Online	10 weeks x N/A

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Creative work, Media task

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4A)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation