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Throughout the journalism course you will debate and discuss the cultural significance and ethics of journalism. You The class will undertake collaborative projects, which will include interviewing, fact gathering and content creation. You will have lots of journalistic freedom to respond to issues that are important to you and your final web folio will analyse fake news, explore content for a specific audience and can be published in our PHSC school magazine. Students are required to create an online news presence through a personal news blog, where they can showcase their work. Each student will have lots of journalistic freedom to respond to issues that are important to them in written and oral form. Class tasks will include research of 'Whistleblowers', 'Censorship' and case studies of unethical journalism.
How do I satisfactorily complete the unit?
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- Reading and commenting on media texts .through the use of the 'Inverted Pyramid' style of informative writing.
- Practising journalistic techniques to manipulate facts and visuals for a specific audience and effect.
- A feature Feature article on a case study of a representation in the mediacomparing 'Representations in the Media'.
- Using ICT tools to draft, edit and refine written texts.
RLT 2 - Investigative Journalism
- Researching and uncovering important stories in our community with regards to 'Censorship' and manipulated news.
- Exploration and evaluation of case studies to identify the impact of fake and manipulated news on global societies.Practising journalistic techniques to manipulate facts and visuals for a specific audience and effect.
- Interviewing community members and recording information related to the investigation.
- Analytical commentary on the cultural significance and ethics of journalism.
RLT 3 - Multi media presentation of final portfolio
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Oral Presentation.
- Reflective writing on their journalistic processes, abilities and growth
- Group or individual presentation where students will hone their investigative, informative or persuasive 'pitch' skills, through a variety of RLT options.
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Yr10 Journalism: Manufacturing Opinion
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