Live Journalism Lab
Overview
This unit allows students to immerse themselves in an industry news environment. Students will use advanced practitioner skills to produce short and long form news reporting through various news formats. Students will be involved in a breaking news day where they will be required to complete a series of tasks to deadline, producing a portfolio of innovative reportage for an industry partner.
Requisites
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of editorial relationships and professional requirements of newsrooms.
- Integrate live, mobile and interactive journalism practices into story production and publishing
- Develop advanced practitioner story-telling techniques to research, edit and present to deadline in a live environment
- Exemplify the ethical and legal elements of reporting across media forms
- Plan, research produce a journalism portfolio for an industry partner
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-campus Studio | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Specified Activities Various | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
| Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 8.50 | 12 weeks | 102 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development Plan | Group | 20% | 1,3,4 |
| Portfolio | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Professional Experience Portfolio | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
-Understanding the collaborative editorial relationships of newsrooms
-Breaking news environments and reportage
-Live journalism production elements
-Producing and editing for text, video and audio formats
-Researching and verifying information for story creation
-Collaborative, participatory and team reporting
-Meeting professional and ethical industry requirements for journalism
- Masterclasses from industry guests.
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.