WEB PUBLISHING FOR JOURNALISTS

JRN5WPJ

Not currently offered

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

Journalists are increasingly being expected to possess skills across a range of styles of digital production. Over the course of the subject, students develop and maintain a blog and are given the opportunity to develop their writing and research skills, and will be introduced to live blogging, social media research and storytelling, and web-based data visualisation, geo-mapping tools such as Google maps and infographics. No specialist computer programming or design skills are required for entry into this subject.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

Credit points: 15

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: Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in the humanities or social sciences or cognate discipline with a B average. In the absence of a B average, appropriate professional experience will be considered.

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: This subject is an elective subject for the Master in Global Communication and Master in Strategic Communication.

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsThe New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media.RecommendedAlexander, Bryan. 2011SANTA BARBARA: ABC-CLIO.
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