JN2103 - Radio News

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Available to students enrolled in accredited Journalism programs.

Students are introduced to the daily operation of radio newsrooms and to writing for the ear. The subject prepares students for radio reporting positions and includes radio news-gathering, news writing, interviewing techniques, digital editing and radio news presenting.

Learning Outcomes

• do complex interviews;
• edit on digital and analogue equipment;
• produce or present a live discussion;
• record music and performance in the field;
• research and produce or present a radio magazine program including interviews and information relevant to their Indigenous audience.

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:	JN1002
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	IA2103 and JN2009 and JN2020 and JN3020

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 31-Mar-2005
Coordinator:	jc147624
Lecturers:	jc147624, jc152247.
Contact hours:	13 hours 20 hours
Assessment:	(40%); (10%); (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.