UOW Journalism: Introduction to Features


  Lecture Schedule


Wk Lecture Readings Workshop Work Due
Wk 1
19 July		 Beyond the basics: introduction to news features and news packages Sumner & Miller Chapter 1 pg 3
Sumner & Miller Chapter 2 pg 13		 NO WORKSHOP  

Wk 2
26 July

Writing Blogging ideas Sumner & Miller Chapter 5 pg 61 Sumner & Miller Chapter 12 pg 151 Setting up your blog
Generating ideas exercises
Intro to classmate profile		  
Wk 3
2 Aug		 Features as mythic stories Sumner & Miller Chapter 7 pg 89 Sumner & Miller Chapter 9 pg 115 News Feature analysis  
Wk 4
9 Aug 		Beginnings and endings and the stuff in between: anecdotes, colour and quotes Sumner & Miller Chapter 6 pg 77
Sumner & Miller Chapter 8 pg 103

News Feature
Pitches

Classmate Profile Due

Wk 5
16 Aug

Sports Features Sumner & Miller Chapter 3 pg 13 Sumner & Miller Chapter 10 pg 127

Classmate Profile group work

  
Wk 6
23 Aug 		Writing for an audience Sumner & Miller Chapter 4 pg 151
Sumner & Miller Chapter 12 pg 151		 Classmate Profile group work  
Wk 7
30 Aug 		Illawarra Academy of Sport presentation   IAS Project planning News Feature Due
Wk 8
6 Sept 		PROJECT RESEARCH WEEK - NO CLASSES
Wk 9
13 Sept 		PROJECT RESEARCH WEEK - NO CLASSES

Wk10
20 Sept

Essays and opinions Sumner & Miller Chapter 17 pg 221 IAS Presentations IAS Project Due
25-29
Sept		 MID-SESSION RECESS
Wk11
4 Oct 		How-to features Sumner & Miller Chapter 14 pg 185 How-to feature  

Wk12
11 oct

The backgrounder Sumner & Miller Chapter 16 pg 207
Sumner & Miller Chapter 15 pg 195		 Backgrounder  
Wk13
18 Oct 		The journalist and the murderer: ethics   Backgrounder Blog Portfolio due

Wk14
25 Oct

  Reflective Portfolio due

 

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