Long Form and Investigative Journalism (9309.2)
Level: | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 1 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Arts and Design |
Discipline: | Discipline of Communication and Media |
CLOSED FOR FUTURE ENROLMENT.
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Syllabus
Long form journalism, as practiced across a range of media forms, is more relevant and necessary than ever. More complex societies, institutions and political environments still require investigative scrutiny, and long form print and audio- and video-based journalism allows practitioners to tell complex stories in engaging ways. Digital platforms make long form journalism accessible to wider audiences, and offer new tools and techniques for presenting complex or detailed information. Building on skills and concepts developed earlier in the course, this unit demonstrates the importance of long form journalism, and allows students to develop into confident, reflective practitioners of long form and narrative journalism across a range of media.
Learning Outcomes
One completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate an appreciation of the history, diversity and importance of long form journalism, and will be confident, reflective practitioners of long form journalism across different media forms;
2. demonstrate insight into the development of long form journalism, and its continuing relevance in the digital age;
3. demonstrate familiarity with the range and diversity of long form journalism in the contemporary media environment, and in particular how digital tools and technologies have expanded the possibilities of long form journalism;
4. demonstrate skills and experience in the production of long form journalism across different media platforms - print, audio, video and digital;
5. demonstrate the skills of investigation and interrogation of data that underpin long form journalism.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
3 hours per week
Prerequisites
All of the following units:
5565 Introduction to Journalism;
5572 Reporting OR 9923 Mobile Reporting;
9019 Audio Journalism;
9036 Video Journalism.
Corequisites
None
Assumed Knowledge
None
Incompatible Units
Restrictions: This unit is not open to students who have passed 6981 Investigative Journalism
Equivalent Units
6981 Investigative Journalism
Referenced Courses
- 429AB Bachelor of Arts
- 986AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 987AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Journalism
- 988AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 989AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 991AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies / Bachelor of Journalism
- 222JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 369JA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Journalism
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 125JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 216JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 218JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 219JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 804AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 229JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 232JA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 212JA Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 226JA Bachelor of Communication in Journalism/Bachelor of Laws
- 320JA Bachelor of Journalism
- 982AA Bachelor of Journalism
- 996AA Bachelor of Journalism / Bachelor of Laws
- 101JA Bachelor of Management / Bachelor of Journalism
- 236JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 994AA Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Journalism
- 242JA Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 689AA Bachelor of Sports Media
- 837AA Bachelor of Sports Media/Bachelor of Laws