MULTIMEDIA JOURNALISM

JRN5MMJ

Not currently offered

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

This subject introduces students to the principles and skills for researching, writing and producing compelling stories for different types of media and publishing platforms, including text, video, audio, still images, blogs and web-based data visualisation tools such as Google maps. Students will develop the skills necessary to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different publishing platforms and select the right platform for the right story. At the completion of this subject, students will have used three different media to tell a single story.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Steinar Ellingsen

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsMultimedia Journalism: A Practical GuideRecommendedBull, Andy, 2010LONDON,ROUTLEDGE
ReadingsThe new digital storytelling:creating narratives with new mediaRecommendedAlexamder, Bryan, 2011AANTA BARBARA, ABC-CLIO
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