JN3012:04
Print Editing
Townsville, Cairns
HECS Band 1
13 hours lectures, 20 hours tutorials. Semester 1 (Cairns campus); Semester 2 (Townsville campus).
Staff: Dr J Norgate (Cairns campus).
The subject introduces students to copy-tasting, subeditorial and print production aspects of daily newspaper journalism.
Learning Objectives:
- evaluate the news worthiness of news copy;
- subedit news copy electronically;
- write headlines as directed;
- layout copy and illustrations electronically on broadsheet and tabloid pages as directed.
Assessment by practical assignments.