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This course builds on the reporting and writing techniques learned in JRN1000/JRN1020. It trains students in researching and writing for areas of journalistic specialisation or rounds of news coverage. It is also intended to help them understand the social function of the media and of journalists.

This course teaches you to find, report and write news stories for key reporting rounds including hard and soft news. It builds on the news judgment and writing skills learned in JRN1000/1020. The emphasis is on learning by doing. You will receive theoretical instruction and considerable practice in interviewing, note taking, reporting and story organisation. The journalist's role in society will be defined and explored through the use of research techniques involving interviews, the Internet and databases.

On completion of this course students should be able to:

1. examine a range of reporting practices and extend practical skills to report on journalistic rounds;
2. identify story ideas and evaluate appropriate sources for various rounds;
3. communicate a story to appropriate audiences and justify editorial decisions;
4. self-manage their reporting practice by attending newsworthy events, developing relevant connections for conducting interviews, and writing stories to deadline;
5. reflect on the ethical dimensions of their profession and apply these standards in their reporting;
6. produce stories to publishable standard across various reporting rounds.