GSC2903

Online journalism

(ART)

Usha Manchanda and/or Kamal Siddiqi

6 points + 2 hours per week + 1 hour per week workshop if required + Second semester + Gippsland, Berwick and OCDL + Prerequisites: GSC1902 and GSC1903

Synopsis: This unit is designed to develop students' skills in the area of online journalism. It considers the role of the journalist in the 'information society'; issues of access to and distribution of information; and the applications and potentials of electronic journalism. The legal and ethical issues confronting the online journalist will be considered. The wider implications of the electronic networks and online news outlets will be addressed through contemporary debates, for example the projected demise of newspapers and the role of electronic literacy in contemporary society.

Assessment: Two reporting pieces: 20% each + Print and online publication comparative analysis: 20% + Uploading news story on the web: 15% + Essay: 25%