JN2020 - Radio Journalism

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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In this subject students learn to adapt the principles and skills developed in prior studies to the medium of radio. Students are introduced to the daily operations of radio news rooms and to the requirements of writing for the ear. They discover the significance, and explore some of the consequences, of the mediums reliance on immediacy and the spoken word. The subject includes radio newswriting, interviewing and microphone technique and a basic introduction to documentary production, sound gathering and digital editing. Students will be encouraged where possible to gain practical experience on campus and community radio stations.

Learning Outcomes

• to develop an understanding of the role of radio journalism in the mass media;
• to learn how to write radio news and present full, balanced radio news bulletins.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner.

Prerequisites:	JN2002 and JN2007
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	IA2103 and JN2009 and JN2103 and JN3020

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Contact hours:	13 hours 20 hours
Assessment:	(10%); (90%).

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