Journalism Skills for Engaged Citizens

Cours
en
Anglais
24 h
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  • Sur www.coursera.org
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  • À son rythme
  • Accès libre
  • Certificat payant
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  • 6 séquences
  • Niveau Introductif

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Détails du cours

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Module one: What is a journalist? 
We cover the history and defining characteristics of journalism practice, and how this has changed over time, and is still changing. We think about what we mean by news, and introduce the principles of news writing. Finally, we introduce Newstown - a lively "virtual town" which will form the basis for our news writing exercises, interview skill development and investigations. There is also a non-assessable practice writing exercise.

Module two: Attribution, verification and the structure of news writing. 
We introduce the inverted pyramid style of news writing, and discuss what it means to check, attribute and verify information. The first assessable news writing exercise is delivered this week.

Module three: Finding things out. 
We discuss interview skills, citizens' rights to access public forums and public documents and the ethics of disclosure, privacy and consent.

Module four: More on interviewing. 
We discuss different types of questions and what they are good for, and watch some very good and very bad interviews with our Newstown characters. Another assessable news writing exercise will be based on these interviews.

Module five: Leaks and sources. 
We cover how to develop and manage contacts and sources, the potential of new media for crowdsourcing information, and the complexities of "off the record" interactions, and how to deal with leaks of data and documents. We meet a Newstown "deep throat" and consider what we can publish of what he tells us. 

Module six: Newstown scenario. 
We put all the lessons into practice by participating in a Newstown scenario involving allegations of corruption and the release of public documents. Your task is to break the big story, and write it clearly and with impact.

Module seven: Debrief and feedback. 
In this module we will debrief and give feedback on the exercise in module six, and ask how we would take the story forward.

Module eight: Key concepts highlighted. 
We talk about key concepts highlighted by our journalism practice, including impartiality and public interest and basic principles of law and ethics. Finally, we review and wrap up the course.

Prérequis

Aucun.

Intervenants

Dr. Denis Muller
Senior Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow
Centre for Advancing Journalism

Dr. Margaret Simons
Associate Professor and Director
Centre for Advancing Journalism

Éditeur

The University of Melbourne is an internationally recognised research intensive University with a strong tradition of excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement. Established in 1853, it is Australia's second oldest University.

Plateforme

Coursera est une entreprise numérique proposant des formations en ligne ouverte à tous fondée par les professeurs d'informatique Andrew Ng et Daphne Koller de l'université Stanford, située à Mountain View, Californie.

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