APG5182 · Digital journalism

Overview

Digital journalism is fast evolving as technology changes in newsrooms worldwide. The modern journalist must develop a range of skills in this digital era of journalism, including writing with speed, editing, headline writing, caption writing, social media monitoring and breaking news via social media platforms, live writing and fast turnaround, highly-polished digital stories, using Adobe products and other custom-built products. The digital journalist also aims to produce visually appealing content that features multimedia assets, including video, photographs, social media posts and educational interactives aimed to maximise reader engagement. Digital journalism is a broad area, in which reporters develop areas of expertise, including breaking news, live reporting, short-form video, story production and digital writing skills that incorporate elements of SEO, UI/UX, algorithm understanding, generative artificial intelligence, and audience engagement.

Areas of study: Journalism

Offerings

The Handbook publishes no offerings for this unit.

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Within semester assessment: 100%

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

The Handbook lists no prerequisite, corequisite or prohibition for this unit.

Learning outcomes

1. discuss the functionality of digital journalism, both in reporting and production;
2. utilise the range of digital resources available for journalism research;
3. identify the key usability factors that determine good digital design, production and presentation;
4. research and report for digital journalism and to locate their output within the context of an evolving global medium;
5. produce a digital story using text, sound and images;
6. produce a news package using Adobe products.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.