This is a course in basic journalism skills, designed for the many people who are now taking advantage of new media to publish news, views and information. For five hundred years, the privilege of being able to publish was enjoyed by very few people – those who had access to a printing press or a radio microphone or a television camera. Now, almost anyone can publish to the world within minutes of being able to do so. But is it journalism?
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Journalism Skills for Engaged Citizens
Université de Melbourne
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4 heures pour terminer
What is a Journalist, and What is News?
This week we will discuss what journalism is, what journalists do, and how this has been affected over time by technology. We'll think about the exciting changes of our own time – the first in human history when the means of publication are in everyone's hands. We will then talk about the principles of news writing, and the nature of news. Finally, we will introduce Newstown, a fictitious place in Victoria, Australia. We also attend a news conference held in the Newstown Council Chambers. We will be using Newstown as the basis of our skills based exercises in this MOOC, so please take the time to become familiar with the town and its issues by following the link to Newstown in the course resources.
4 heures pour terminer
7 vidéos (Total 64 min), 3 lectures, 3 quiz
7 vidéos
Course introduction5 min
1.1 What is a journalist? Part A12 min
1.2 What is a journalist? Part B14 min
1.3 Principles of good news writing15 min
1.4 What is news?8 min
1.5 Newstown media conference4 min
3 lectures
Welcome to Journalism Skills for Engaged Citizens10 min
Week 1 outline10 min
Start of course survey10 min
2 exercices pour s'entraîner
Week 1 Newstown quiz - This is a practice quiz and does not contribute to your final grade10 min
Active or passive sentences quiz - This is a practice quiz and does not contribute to your final grade2 min
3 heures pour terminer
Attribution, Verification and the Structure of News Writing
This week we discuss some more core skills of journalism, particularly the very important concepts of attribution of information, and verification. We explore the structure of news writing in some more detail. Finally, make sure you take a close look at the Newstown site, and keep looking at it from now on as the course develops. Some new information has been posted that you will need to use in this week's first assessable news writing exercise.
3 heures pour terminer
4 vidéos (Total 31 min), 1 lecture, 2 quiz
4 vidéos
2.2 Verification6 min
2.3 Attribution10 min
2.4 News story structure12 min
1 lecture
Week 2 outline10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Week 2 Newstown quiz - This is a practice quiz and does not contribute to your final grade10 min
1 heure pour terminer
Finding Things Out: Places, Paper and People
This week we discuss some more core skills of journalism, particularly the very important concepts of attribution of information, and verification. We explore the structure of news writing in some more detail. Finally, make sure you take a close look at the Newstown site, and keep looking at it from now on as the course develops. Some new information has been posted that you will need to use in this week's first assessable news writing exercise.
1 heure pour terminer
6 vidéos (Total 49 min), 1 lecture, 1 quiz
6 vidéos
3.1 Finding things out10 min
3.2 Finding things out: More about places and paper4 min
3.3 Freedom of Information14 min
3.4 Finding things out: People – interviews5 min
3.5 Deception and consent12 min
3.6 Summary and learning activity 51s
1 lecture
Week 3 outline10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Week 3 ‘Finding things out’ quiz - This is a practice quiz and does not contribute to your final grade8 min
6 heures pour terminer
More on Interviews
This week we delve further into the art of interviewing, and watch and discuss some good and bad examples involving the key characters in Newstown.
6 heures pour terminer
12 vidéos (Total 96 min), 1 lecture, 2 quiz
12 vidéos
4.2 Dealing with traumatised people13 min
4.3 Interview with the Mayor – a bad example 3 min
4.4 Interview with the Mayor – a good example11 min
4.5 Interview with the Developer – a bad example8 min
4.6 Interview with the Developer – a good example19 min
4.7 Interview with a Wildfire Victim – a bad example 1 min
4.8 Interview with a Wildfire Victim – a good example 4 min
4.9 Interview with a Conservationist – a bad example3 min
4.10 Interview with a Conservationist – a good example11 min
4.11 Telephone interview – a bad example 1 min
4.12 Telephone interview – a good example 5 min
1 lecture
Week 4 outline10 min
1 exercice pour s'entraîner
Week 4 quiz - Open and closed questions - This is a practice quiz and does not contribute to your final grade20 min
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5 avisMeilleurs avis pour Journalism Skills for Engaged Citizens
Well organized. Interactive. I felt like a journalist! Thank Margaret & Denis for organizing this course. Was such a pleasure to participate.
Completed this course in September 2016 - very engaging and informative. I really enjoyed participating in this course.
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