University Course Planner The University of Adelaide Australia

MDIA 2334 - Writing the News

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4020
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Assumed Knowledge: At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study
Assessment: Print & broadcast news stories, sourced news story and reflection, news writing to deadline, hard/soft news writing
Syllabus:

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of writing for a range of news media platforms. News language, news story structure and news values are key elements of writing for news media, and the course focuses on practical application of these principles across online, print, audio, video and social media platforms. The course incorporates exploration of both ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ news, and introduces students to a range of news forms.

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Units
EFTSL
Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4020 Mon 10/08/2020 Wed 19/08/2020 Fri 30/10/2020 Not Available


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20628 LE01 120 72 29 Jul - 16 Sep Wednesday 1pm - 2pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
7 Oct - 28 Oct Wednesday 1pm - 2pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Related Class: Workshop
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
20630 WR04 30 10 5 Aug - 16 Sep Wednesday 2pm - 4pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
7 Oct - 21 Oct Wednesday 2pm - 4pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
20632 WR02 30 21 6 Aug - 17 Sep Thursday 1pm - 3pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
8 Oct - 22 Oct Thursday 1pm - 3pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
20633 WR01 30 11 7 Aug - 18 Sep Friday 10am - 12pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite
9 Oct - 23 Oct Friday 10am - 12pm Schulz, 408, Computer Suite