Overview

Broadcast News Reporting introduces students to current ideas and skills used in video and audio-based journalism. Students will learn about how the broadcast news industry operates in today’s digital media environment and what role they can play in it. It also develops students’ audio and video news reporting skills by using industry equipment and software.

Requisites

Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Critically analyse the main concepts of broadcast news reporting and their role in the production of audio and video stories
  • Critically analyse the broadcast journalism industry and its role in the current media landscape
  • Evaluate and apply journalistic skills to produce audio and video news reports
  • Evaluate and apply equipment operation and editing skills to produce audio and video news reports
  • Produce broadcast news content for online publication

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Lecture
1.00 12 weeks 12
On-campus
Class
2.00 12 weeks 24
Specified Activities
Various
3.00 12 weeks 36
Unspecified Activities
Various
6.50 12 weeks 78
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Audio News ReportIndividual 30% 3,4,5 
In-Class PresentationIndividual 30% 1,2,3 
Video News StoryIndividual/Group 40% 3,4,5 

Content

  • Introduction to key concepts and skills for Broadcast News reporting
  • Introduction to key broadcast journalism skills
  • Practice of audio recording skills using industry equipment
  • Practice of audio editing techniques using Adobe Audition
  • Practice of video recording skills using industry equipment
  • Practice of video editing techniques using Adobe Premiere
  • Preparation and delivery of a Live Report
  • Creation of audio news reports and video reports for online publication

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.