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JN3112:03

Television Current Affairs

[To be introduced in 2005]

Townsville

HECS Band 1

13 hours lectures, 20 hours practicals. Semester 1.

Available ONLY to students enrolled in accredited Journalism programs.

Staff:

Ms L McCaffery,

Mr R Rigby.

This subject develops students' television journalism skills and applies them to current affairs production. The subject involves selecting stories, conducting research and interviews and non-linear editing. Completed stories may be selected for inclusion in a simulated current affairs program to be produced and presented by students.

Learning Objectives:

demonstrated ability to apply television journalism skills to the production of industry-standard television current affairs stories;

demonstrated capacity to present and produce a television current affairs program in a television studio.

Assessment by production of original television current affairs stories (60%); production and presentation of a current affairs program in a television studio (40%).