1557 (v.11) Journalism- Introduction to Print 111

Area:	Department of Journalism
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Journalism 111 lays the foundations for students to write publishable news reports, and for further study in second- and third-year journalism units. It introduces and equips students with the skills and techniques necessary for the practice of journalism and news gathering and writing, including: definitions of news; research skills; news sources; interviewing; the structure of news reports; news language and conventions such as news style; and lead and news-report writing. This unit explains, examines and critiques the principles and concepts fundamental to reflective journalism practice: the role of journalism in a democracy; the history of news; the importance of ethical decision making in journalism; the professional values of journalism; the law as it affects journalists and the media; the institutions regulating journalism and the media; reporting race and other minority groups; the impact of the internet on journalism and the way journalists work; and the role of media ownership and advertisingon journalism practice. These concepts and topics are applied in the context of the practice of journalism.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	100703 Journalism
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2010	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y
2010	Charles Telfair Inst Mauritius	Semester 1	Y
2010	Lim Kok Wing Uni Malaysia	Semester 1	Y
2010	Lim Kok Wing Uni Malaysia	Semester 1	Y
2010	Lim Kok Wing Uni Malaysia	Semester 2	Y
2010	Miri Sarawak Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External