JN3013:03
Television Journalism
| Townsville | HECS Band 1 |
13 hours lectures, 20 hours practicals. Semester 1.
Staff: Ms L McCaffery.
This subject further develops students’ broadcast skills and introduces them to the on-screen presentation skills required of the television reporter. They learn to prepare television reports for news, current affairs and documentary both technically – electronic news gathering (cameras, tripods, microphones), voice production, on-screen editing of pictures and sound – and journalistically. Students are also encouraged to develop a critical eye for all genres of television journalism, locally, nationally and internationally.
Learning Objectives:
- to write television news scripts;
- to conduct television news interviews;
- to present news reports on camera;
- to operate electronic news gathering equipment;
- to edit pictures and sound to final news report product.
Assessment by participation in practical classes (10%); regular television news reporting assignments (90%).