COMS332-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

News Production

30 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

This course builds on the foundational skills and knowledge required for communicating news and information to various publics. You will learn how to develop your reporting and multimedia skills to produce engaging digital content. You will also gain knowledge of your ethical responsibilities and learn to critically reflect on your own and others' media practice. The course combines analytical skills with practical experience, including fieldwork and work placement opportunities, to help consolidate the links between theory and practice and develop independence in professional work. Please note, the course’s strongly practical focus requires active in-class engagement. It is not a distance course. Note: This course is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) or Graduate Diploma in Journalism.

Learning Outcomes

  • effective organisational and time management skills, including an ability to meet deadlines
  • an advanced critical knowledge of news and current affairs
  • a better understanding of the role of journalism in society in general and in contemporary
    New Zealand in particular
  • enhanced research and investigative skills, including the retrieval and critical analysis of
    information from a range of sources using a range of tools
  • an ability to produce journalism independently using a range of media tools, for a range of
    platforms, particularly online, and to recognized industry standards
  • an ability to conduct interviews to recognized industry standard
  • an ability to communicate with and work effectively and collaboratively with others
  • a high standard of ethical behaviour
  • an advanced ability to reflect critically on your own and others' media practice
  • an enhanced ability to apply analytical and critical reasoning to multimedia media production

Prerequisites

Limited Entry. (i) COMS331 (ii) Permission from the Head of Department.

Lecturer

Tara Ross

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Participation & attendance 5% Attendance & participation in lectures, live exercises, and workshops.
6 x news stories 45% A minimum of 6 stories, written to an approved standard and with multimedia requirements.
Feature 25% This assignment comprises three parts: o Feature proposal o 1000-word feature + multimedia o Feature critique
Broadcast news 15% 2 x video snaps & video element of semester portfolio
Portfolio and Publication 10% Marks awarded for the overall standard of your final portfolio, as well as the number of stories you've had published.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,889.00

International fee $7,748.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

Limited Entry Course

Maximum enrolment is 25

For further information see Language, Social and Political Sciences .

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  • COMS332-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023
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