jrn5wpj web publishing for journalists
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.
SchoolSchool of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorSteinar Ellingsen
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
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-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions This subject is an elective subject for the Master in Global Communication and Master in Strategic Communication.
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | The New Digital Storytelling: Creating Narratives with New Media. | Recommended | Alexander, Bryan. 2011 | SANTA BARBARA: ABC-CLIO. |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Critically evaluate and synthesise arguments in online content; the ability to apply web standards and understand how digital journalism is evolving.
- Activities:
- Weekly workshops; exegesis; quizzes for reinforcement.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Identify best practice in digital journalism production; be able to find and use effective tools to visualise data on the web.
- Activities:
- Weekly workshops, exegesis; quizzes for reinforcement.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Life-Long Learning(Life-Long Learning)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
03. The ability to define an audience on the web through production of niche content for a personal blog; incorporating an effective social media strategy to engage an audience; locate, identify and link to online sources to use as evidence in support of written work.
- Activities:
- Blog writing, exegesis; weekly workshop participation
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
04. The ability to write and publish short articles (ie around 300 â 500 words) on a theme for an online readership and to promote such writing through freely available social media platforms.
- Activities:
- Blog writing, modelling, feedback over the course of the semester.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Writing(Writing)
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