James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2002

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:

  1. evaluate the news worthiness of news copy;
  2. subedit news copy electronically;
  3. write headlines as directed;
  4. layout copy and illustrations electronically on broadsheet and tabloid pages as directed.

Assessment by practical assignments.