COMM532 News: Content and Practice
Updated: 29 October 2008| Credit Points | 6 |
| Offering | Not offered in 2009 |
| Online level |
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| Intensive School(s) | None |
| Supervised Exam | There is no UNE Supervised Examination. |
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award |
| Co-requisites | None |
| Restrictions | COMM332 |
| Notes | On-campus Online C; Off-campus Online E; offered for the first time Semester 2 2010 |
| Combined Units |
COMM332 - News: Content and Practice |
| Coordinator(s) | Paul Adams (padams3@une.edu.au) |
| Unit Description |
This unit provides a critical and practical engagement with the texts and practices of today's news media. News content, including its topics, genres, styles, and practices, will be examined in the unit beside considerations of news industry, institutions, corporations and agencies. News values, industrial organisation, professional practices, and ethical challenges will be explored in this unit which focuses primarily on news on the Internet, in print and on broadcast media. Students will become familiar with today's commercial media landscape and be prepared to engage in culturally aware and socially responsible ways with future developments in news media. |
| Materials | Information Unavailable |
| Disclaimer | Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period. |