ALJ304 - Local Journalism
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Online Trimester 3 2024 will be the final offering of this unit |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Kristy Hess Trimester 3: Kristy Hess |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | ALJ111 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Burwood: 1 x 2-hour seminar per week Geelong: 1 x 7.5 hour seminar on campus (weeks 2 & 8). 1 x 1 hour Online seminar weeks (1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11). |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 2 online seminar per week |
Content
Explore the practice and theory of local and community journalism in Australia and across the globe through the approaches adopted by these kinds of news outlets. You will be encouraged to examine and debate the relevance of these forms of journalism and their relationship to the 'mainstream' media in an increasingly globalised and digitised media world. You will develop pieces of local journalism in a variety of styles and be encouraged to publish your work in relevant print, broadcast or online contexts. You will be prepared to critically engage with the norms and conventions shaping journalistic practices and how they relate to these aspects of journalism.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify, research, plan and produce newsworthy stories suitable for local media and analyse theoretical issues relevant to local and community media in Australia and other western societies | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO2 | Demonstrate high-level communication skills including the ability to interview, write, produce and present stories for hyperlocal, regional and community media in a style appropriate to the specific production and audience | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO3 | Conduct academic and news-related research and analyse, synthesise and disseminate this information using a range of technologies, including social media for local audiences | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Select, critically analyse, and evaluate information relating to the construction of news stories for local and community media and demonstrate critical awareness of different publication styles and audiences | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Analyse unpredictable and sometimes complex problems and situations that effect local and community news production and devise creative solutions in a journalistic and academic context | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO6 | Demonstrate initiative and resourcefulness when sourcing news stories and information for hyperlocal and community outlets Demonstrate autonomy, responsibility and accountability under time pressure and an ongoing commitment to reflective learning about journalism and journalism practice in regards to this specialised area of reporting | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Field report | 2000 words | 50% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 2 - Practical work | 2000 words or equivalent | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via ALJ304
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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