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JRN2001 Photojournalism and Editorial Design

Semester 1, 2022 Online
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Humanities & Communication
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: JRN1020

Overview

This course provides instruction in the skills journalists use to select and handle stories and pictures for publication in print and online. Students will learn to edit stories, and design and produce pages for publication. By the end of this course, they should be prepared to work as page editors in news organisations.

This course will concentrate on the development of sub-editing, layout and design skills through theoretical studies and practical work. A focal point will be the professional issues that arise in the process of making sub-editing decisions. Instruction will be given in copy-tasting, layout, handling images, writing headlines and blocklines, and production processes.

Course learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

  1. edit their own and other reports to a given length;
  2. demonstrate academic and professionals skills by exploring the fundamentals of editing in journalism;
  3. demonstrate an understanding of the principles of layout and design in publications;
  4. demonstrate written communication skills appropriate to the profession by applying their understanding of editing, layout and design for a variety of modes and contexts;
  5. demonstrate management planning and organisation skills by preparing for a publication on screen.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. News production processes 5.00
2. Layout and design 25.00
3. Design theory 25.00
4. Sub-editing principles 20.00
5. Photojournalism and using images 20.00
6. Using sound and vision 5.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Harrower, T 2013, The newspaper designer's handbook, 7th edn, McGraw-Hill, Boston, Mass.
The Concise Oxford dictionary, Oxford 精东传媒app Press, Oxford. (available online through USQ Library)
(for international students if Macquarie not available.).
The Macquarie dictionary, Macquarie Library, North Ryde, NSW. (available online through USQ Library) any edition for Australian students.).

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Description Weighting (%)
QUIZZES 20
ASSIGNMENT 1 15
ASSIGNMENT 2 25
ASSIGNMENT 3 40
Date printed 10 February 2023