Postgraduate - UnitAPG4781 - Video Journalism

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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Arts
Organisational Unit	Journalism
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Mr Matt Mitchell

Notes

Previously coded JRM4913

Synopsis

This unit develops the concepts and practices introduced in APGT4774 for the production of current affairs video journalism for both pre-packaged broadcast. Students produce stories for publishing on broadcast or online television/video, and are encouraged to have the majority of their assessed work broadcast. As students develop professional video journalism skills, they undertake critical analyses of the editorial and ethical issues that pertain in the broadcast environment.

Outcomes

On satisfactory completion of this unit students will be able to:

identify a television news or current affairs story, research and prepare a brief
shoot, interview, script and edit a television story
undertake individual and group work and meet deadlines
understand key ethical and legal issues and obligations associated with television reporting
apply basic professional standards to production and presentation