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Unit study package code: JOUR3003

Mode of study: Internal

Tuition pattern summary: Note: For any specific variations to this tuition pattern and for precise information refer to the Learning Activities section.

Workshop: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly

This unit contains a fieldwork component. Find out more about fieldwork on the work integrated learning (WIL) website at http://ctl.curtin.edu.au/wil/fieldwork/index.cfm, which also contains a link to the Fieldwork Policy and Fieldwork Manual.

Credit Value: 25.0

Pre-requisite units: 1557 (v.0) Journalism Introduction to Print 111 or any previous version OR JOUR1000 (v.0) Introduction to Print or any previous version

Co-requisite units: Nil

Anti-requisite units: Nil

Result type: Grade/Mark

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Unit Outline

JOUR3003 Online Journalism Semester 2, 2016

Faculty of Humanities Department of Journalism

JOUR3003 Online Journalism Bentley Campus 19 Jul 2016 Department of Journalism, Faculty of Humanities

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We respectfully acknowledge the Indigenous Elders, custodians, their descendants and kin of this land past and present.

Syllabus This unit will equip students with the skills, understanding and knowledge to work in an online publishing environment by providing students an opportunity to publish their work on a website, including by working individually or in teams.

Introduction Online reporting is a rapidly evolving subfield of journalism. This unit will impart the skills, knowledge and context crucial for you to become a specialist online journalist or to supplement your skills as a reporter in another subfield of journalism.

Unit Learning Outcomes All graduates of Curtin University achieve a set of nine graduate attributes during their course of study. These tell an employer that, through your studies, you have acquired discipline knowledge and a range of other skills and attributes which employers say would be useful in a professional setting. Each unit in your course addresses the graduate attributes through a clearly identified set of learning outcomes. They form a vital part in the process referred to as assurance of learning. The learning outcomes tell you what you are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in this unit. Each assessment for this unit is carefully designed to test your achievement of one or more of the unit learning outcomes. On successfully completing all of the assessments you will have achieved all of these learning outcomes.

Your course has been designed so that on graduating we can say you will have achieved all of Curtin's Graduate Attributes through the assurance of learning process in each unit.

Curtin's Graduate Attributes

Learning Activities Classes will be held in Building 208, in either Room 204A or 204B, except in Week 2 (field trip - location to be advised) and Week 13 (News day - News room, 201, on Level 2, Building 208).

It is strongly recommended that you complete the readings below each week before you come to class. Abbreviated sources only are included on this page. The full citation of each reference is included on Page 6 of this unit outline under the 'Recommended texts' heading:

On successful completion of this unit students can: Graduate Attributes addressed

1 Evaluate and apply journalistic story values and priorities in a converged newsroom environment

2 Apply technical and conceptual skills to the production of original online journalism in a multimedia environment

3 Establish work practices that reflect journalism’s professional values and meet or exceed

ethical and legal requirements 4 Identify and evaluate potential legal issues in the online news environment as they apply

to the law governing the publication of journalism and information

Apply discipline knowledge Thinking skills (use analytical skills to solve problems)

Information skills (confidence to investigate new ideas)

Communication skills Technology skillsLearning how to learn (apply principles learnt to new situations) (confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems)

International perspective (value the perspectives of others)

Cultural understanding (value the perspectives of others)

Professional Skills (work independently and as a team) (plan own work)

Find out more about Curtin's Graduate attributes at the Office of Teaching & Learning website: ctl.curtin.edu.au





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Week 1:

Introduction to online journalism

Outline of learning and assessment

Sign up to Curtin Journalism website

Generating original story ideas

The story pitch

Measures of originality

Pair up, and discuss brief for first assessment

Readings:

Chapter 1 Allan: Introduction (available online through Curtin library)

Chapter 2 Allan: The rise of online news (available online through Curtin library)

Chapter 4 Foust: The landscape of online journalism (hard copy of whole book available in library reserve, and chapter available online through Curtin library)

Chapter 1 Lamble: Introduction (available online through Curtin library)

Chapter 3 Pavlik and McIntosh: pp76-99 for technological, historical and economic aspects of the web (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapters 16, 18 and 32 Blaine: Talking to the right people, Talking to multiple people, Say it in a sentence (Available online through the library).

Chapter 3 Craig: Generating and focusing story ideas (hard copy in library reserve)

Week 2:

Taking it offline - field trip

Readings:

Chapter 3 Kolodzy: Sources and Background (available online through Curtin library)

Chapter 4 Stovall: Reporting: Gathering information for the web (hard copy in library reserve)

Week 3:

Elements of an online story

Online news writing

Student stories from this unit that have done well in national awards

Presentations from Week 2 field trip

Readings:

Chapter 6 Conley: Upside-down pyramids (hard copies in library, and in library reserve) - ESSENTIAL READING FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE RUSTY ON NEWS REPORTING.

Chapter 6 Craig: Online writing styles (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapter 8 Craig: Revving up your writing (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapter 3 Quinn and Filak: Words: The Foundation Stone of Journalism (available online and in hard copy through Curtin library)

Week 4:

Composing and taking photos





Cropping and positioning photos for an online story (gallery and 'floating photo' layout)

Remaining presentations from Week 2 field trip

Readings:

Chapter 15 Alysen (et al): News photography (hard copies available at library and in the library reserve)

Chapters 10, 11 and 12 Blaine: Where you stand: Framing; Where you stand: Lighting; Where you stand: Wide-medium-close (On order at the library. Until procured, relevant segments to be handed out in class.)

Chapter 3 Bull: Still pictures (available online through Curtin library)

Chapter 7 Quinn and Filak: Digital still photography (hard copy in library reserve)

Week 5: ** TUITION-FREE WEEK **

Week 6:

Editing and producing

Hyperlinks, and Search Engine Optimisation

Data visualisation

Readings:

Chapter 10 Craig: An uphill battle: online copyediting (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapter 7 Foust: Writing and Editing Online (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapter 6 Stovall: Editing (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapter 7: Filak: Information Graphics (Available at Curtin library)

Gray et al: The data journalism handbook (Available Curtin library)

Week 7:

Ethical and legal Issues

Verification and accuracy

The power of precision

Readings:

Chapter 11 Foust: Legal and Ethical Issues (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapter 14 Craig: Online standards versus journalistic standards (hard copy in library reserve)

Week 8:

The online audience

Blogs, discussion boards and social media

Crowd sourcing/citizen journalism

Readings:

Chapter 7 Hirst: We’re all journalists now. Or are we? (available online through Curtin library)

Chapter 8 Hirst: Never mind the quality, feel the rush! (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapter 3 Hudson, Gary (et al) in Tunney, Sean and Monaghan, Garrett (eds): We are not all journalists now (available online through Curtin library)

Week 9: ** TUITION-FREE WEEK **





Week 10:

Combatting churnalism

Readings:

Forde: The new mantra of 'not wrong for long', churnalism and the role of AAP - https://theconversation.com/the-new-mantra-of-not-wrong-for-long-churnalism-and-the-role-of-aap-7792

Bruns: A chance for diversity? Australian online journalism (available online through Curtin library)

Week 11:

The online news day

Expectations of the online reporter

‘The deadline is now’ - tips for faster filing

Readings:

Chapter 1 Craig: Why is online different and why should you care? (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapter 9 Craig: The Last Minute(s) (hard copy in library reserve)

Chapter 4 Quinn: Convergent journalism and multi-media storytelling (available online through Curtin library)

Chapter 2 Stovall: News web sites (hard copy in library reserve)

Week 12:

** No workshop this week in lieu of participation for full day at Week 13 news day. It is strongly recommended that you take a deep breath this week, and come up with a good story idea to work on in Week 13 **

Week 13:

** NEWS DAY - ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION IS COMPULSORY IN NEWSROOM FROM 8.30AM TO 5.00PM ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY OR SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK. A ROSTER WILL BE CIRCULATED FOR YOU TO NOMINATE WHICH DAY YOU INTEND TO ATTEND. **

** No workshop this week in lieu of participation for full day at Week 13 news day.**

Week 14:

News day debrief

Now is tomorrow - an overview of the semester

Showcase of students' published work

Review/feedback

Learning Resources Library Reserve

There are resources for this unit in the library Reserve collection. To access these resources, please click on the following link:

http://link.library.curtin.edu.au/primo/course?JOUR3003

Recommended texts

You do not have to purchase the following textbooks but you may like to refer to them.

l Pavlik, John V and McIntosh, Shawn (2011) Converging Media, Oxford University Press: New York.





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l Hirst, Martin (2011) News 2.0 Can Journalism Survive the Internet?, Allen & Unwin: Crows Nest NSW.

l Quinn, Stephen and Filak, Vincent (2005), Convergent Journalism An Introduction, Focal Press: Sydney.

l Stovall, James Glen (2004) Web Journalism, Pearson Education: Boston.

l Conley, David (2006) Chapter 6 "Upside-down pyramids" in The Daily Miracle by David Conley and Stephen Lamble.

l Blaine, Mark (2014) The Digital Reporter's Notebook, Routledge: New York.

l Kolodzy, Janet (2013) Practicing Convergence Journalism - An Introduction to Cross-Media Storytelling. Routledge: New York

l Filak, Vincent F. (2015) Convergent Journalism: An Introduction. Writing and Producing Across Media, Second edition, Focal Press: Burlington, Massachusetts.

l Bruns, Axel (2012) A chance for diversity? Australian online journalism in Siapera, E. & Veglis, A. The handbook of global online journalism. John Wiley & Sons: Malden, Massachusetts.

l Hudson, Gary and Temple, Mick in Tunney, Sean and Monaghan, Garrett (eds) (2010) web journalism:// a new form of citizenship?, Sussex Academic Press: Brighton.

l Alysen, Barbara et al (2011) Reporting in a Multimedia World, Allen & Unwin: Crows Nest NSW.

l Allan, Stuart (2006) Online News: Journalism and the internet. Open University Press. Berkshire.

l Bull, Andy (2010) Multimedia Journalism: A practical guide, Routledge: London.

l Craig, Richard (2005) Online Journalism, Thomson Wadsworth: Belmont, CA.

l Foust, James, C. (2009) Online Journalism: Principles and Practices of News for the Web, Holcomb, Hathaway: Scottsdale.

l Lamble, Stephen (2011) News as it happens, Oxford University Press: South Melbourne (Chapter 1)

l Quinn, Stephen (2009) Convergent Journalism, Peter Lang: New York.

Online resources

l Forde, Susan (June 25, 2012) The new mantra of 'not wrong for long', churnalism and the role of AAP, theconversation.com

(https://theconversation.com/the-new-mantra-of-not-wrong-for-long-churnalism-and-the-role-of-aap-7792)

Other resources

The Western Independent website is where students can get published and showcase their stories to potential employers.

Several student stories from this unit have won, or been highly commended in, the Journalism Education & Research Association of Australia's national student journalism awards, which is a pretty big deal.





https://theconversation.com/the-new-mantra-of-not-wrong-for-long-churnalism-and-the-role-of-aap-7792

Assessment Assessment schedule

Detailed information on assessment tasks

1. TAKING IT OFFLINE (15 per cent)

During the compulsory Week 2 field trip, you will be teamed up in pairs to conduct a minimum of two short video interviews (preferably more) each with strangers you meet on the street. Each of your video interviews must be five to 10 minutes in length, with the goal of:

1. discovering, in abbreviated form, the life story or the standout story of the life of the interviewee; and

2. using the interview material for inspiration for a story idea that may become the idea for your Digital Rounds Story in the next assessment.

The team-member not conducting the interview will record it as a video from their mobile phone. Team members will then swap roles. As a compulsory part of this asessment, you must record the correctly-spelt name, phone number, and suburb of your interviewees. This will help you get back in touch with them if they have a great story for you. NOTE: Your team-mate will have your video on their phone. You will need to arrange for a swapover of recorded videos ASAP after the field trip.

Then, in the Week 3 or Week 4 class (a roster will be developed), you must individually present to the class what you consider to be the best two-minute extract of what you consider to be the most interesting one of the interviews you recorded. To arrive at the best two minutes, you may either edit the video (if you know how to do this), or show what you consider to be the most interesting unedited two minutes of your video. Your presentation must include the name, phone number and suburb of your interviewee, and last no longer than 10 minutes. Matters your short presentation must address are: 1. A synopsis of the interviewee's life story; 2. Why you consider that story particularly interesting; 3. Any story ideas you gleaned from any of the people that you interviewed; and 4. How these ideas fit in with the one you have generated as a result of the story idea planner handed out in Week 1 (i.e. you must have completed the story idea planner beforehand), and why you think the idea gleaned from the street is better or worse than the one you developed from the story idea planner.

Your story idea will be workshopped and refined in class. It is strongly recommended that you do not

Task Value % Date DueUnit Learning Outcome(s)

Assessed

1

Presentation 15 percent Week: Week 2, and Week 3 or 4 Day: Day of your workshop Time: Time of your class

1,2

2

Investigation 25 percent Week: Week 7 Day: Day of your workshop Time: Start of your workshop

1,2,3

3

Report 30 percent Week: Week 12 Day: Day of your workshop Time: Start of your workshop

2,4

4

Test 30 percent Week: Week 13 Day: Thursday, Friday or Saturday Time: 8.30am to 5.00pm

1,2





leave story sourcing until your idea has been formally workshopped. It is your responsibility to generate an original story idea. Leaving that to, say, Week 4, will likely be too late for you to produce a full-blown, quality draft of your digital rounds story as required by Week 6.

Marking rubric for 'Taking it offline'

2. DIGITAL ROUNDS STORY (25 per cent)

By the start of your Week 7 workshop, file and post an original arts, business, entertainment, lifestyle, motoring, property, sport, fashion or technology story incorporating a high-quality photograph(s) (and, where relevant, infographics) that you have taken (and, in the case of infographics, produced) yourself. Each story should be accompanied by a cropped image(s) that you have taken yourself. You will also be required to shoot and crop a horizontal image for potential use as the lead picture on the homepage of the Curtin Journalism website. Each story should be written and sourced to hold its relevance for a potential Week 7 or Week 8 publishing date.

Note 1: As a compulsory part of the unit you will be required to file a substantial draft of your story and images into the Curtin Journalism website by the start of your Week 6 workshop – to allow for in-class, one-on-one, verbal feedback and incorporation of that feedback into your story over the next week. Failure to submit a substantial draft at the Week workshop will result in a mark of zero for the 'planning' component of the marking rubric. Any student in this position will also forego the opportunity to receive and incorporate editorial feedback before their story is marked, which is ALWAYS preferable to receiving such feedback as part of the marking process.

Note 2 - Additional to a fully produced story saved in InkWire, the final text only of this assignment must be saved in a Word document and uploaded, by the due date, through the Turnitin program that is accessible through Blackboard. Assignments not uploaded in this way by deadline will be considered incomplete and may incur marks deductions as detailed in the 'Meeting your deadline' heading below.

The assignment must be undertaken individually and must contain several elements, namely:

1. An original arts, business, entertainment, lifestyle, motoring, property, sport, technology or fashion story in InkWire. Your story must be saved and properly produced (as per guidelines provided in class) in the Western Independent website. Your story may be in written, audio, photo essay or video format, or a combination of these.

2. Scope, compose and shoot a relevant, high-quality photograph(s) and incorporate it/them and a caption(s) into your story on the Curtin Journalism website. Your photo(s) should demonstrate an understanding of the composition theory imparted in class. At least one photograph should be horizontal and cropped to 1114 x 350 pixels (ie the size of the lead homepage image on the Western Independent website). Please note that photographs of at least one interviewee against a relevant background is mandatory. It is your responsibility to come up with a story idea that facilitiates this.

3. A short, punchy headline tailored to the limited space available on the Western Independent homepage.

4. A punchy, succinct, writeoff in the ‘excerpt’ field of the Western Independent website, again tailored to the limited space available on the website homepage.

5. Any hyperlinks and headings that you feel will help your readers better understand your story.

Punchiness of your chosen 'life story' video, and articulation of your interviewee's name, phone number and suburb.

5

Quality of your rationale for choosing the particular life story that you did.

5

Extent to which you are able to articulate, discuss and develop a possible journalistic story idea either from people that you meet in the street, or from the story idea template that you have completed.

5

TOTAL: 15





Assignment purpose

This assignment will introduce you to one of the key reporting rounds focused upon by news websites.

Stories of appropriate quality will be published on the Western Inependent website.

When can I do the assignment?

You should use scheduled class time to write and produce your story in InkWire, and seek feedback from your lecturer. You can also access the website remotely to work on your story outside class time.

To prevent loss of your work, please remember to save your draft story regularly - at least every 15 minutes. It is also your responsibility to keep a backup of your photos, text and other aspects of your story. The loss or corruption of data are not sufficient grounds for project extensions.

Meeting your deadline

Meeting your deadline is very important.

Final stories not saved in Western Independent and submitted through Turnitin before the start of your week 7 workshop may incur late penalties as outlined elsewhere in this unit outline.

How long does your digital rounds story need to be?

The written text of your story must not exceed 750 words.

In keeping with good journalistic practice, both the original and updated stories must be succinct, but well told and cover all relevant facts and points of view.

Digital rounds story - Marking Rubric

3. MULTIMEDIA PROACTIVE STORY (30 per cent)

The goal of this assessment is to get you engaged in real-world story whose idea is conceived either by your lecturer or by you.

A more detailed project brief for this assessment will be provided in Week 8 of semester.

Multimedia story - Marking Rubric

Originality of story – measured by how well you address a public interest issue that has not been addressed before, and the extent to which your story is a piece of journalism rather than public relations or promotion

5

Quality of writing - including the crafting of a strong lead sentence, logical ordering of sentences, how fair and well-rounded your story is, the extent to which all major questions raised in your story are addressed, the excising of jargon, and observation of the 750-word limit.

5

Quality of photographs and/or infographics – measured by the extent 1. to which you demonstrate an understanding of depth, background, colour, movement and angle; and achieve the goal of photographing a relevant interviewee(s) against a relevant background; and 2. that any infographics you have included add to the legibility of your story.

5

Quality of production – including the quality of your headlines and caption(s), the extent to which you have appropriately resized and cropped your photo(s), and how your photo(s) and words came together as an integrated online journalism package

5

Planning – on-time submission of draft, and how well your story progresses from draft to final 5

Total 25

Initiative – extent to which you have demonstrated you are capable of self-directed learning by using your initiative to ensure your story answers all relevant 'what', 'where', 'who, 'why', 'how' and 'when' questions.

6

Quality of writing - including the crafting of a strong lead sentence, logical ordering of sentences, how fair and well-rounded the story was, extent to which all questions raised in the story were ‘answered’, the

6





4. REAL TIME NEWS DAY (30 per cent)

... simulates the work day of an online news room. Teams of two students each, selected by the lecturer/editor on the day, will pitch an original story idea, source a story with engaging photographs (and, if relevant, infographics), and write and produce the story by deadline in the course of an eight-hour day. Some stories will lend themselves to updating through the day, just as in a professional news room, and each student team will need to remain alert to such an eventuality.

The real time news day is the major piece of assessment for the semester. Students must arrive in the news room at 8.30am SHARP when teams of two will be selected by the lecturer/editor. The news day will run until 5pm, and students expected to contribute within their two-person teams as well as a member of the larger newsroom team until then.

During a news conference at the start of the day, story ideas brought to class will be discussed and refined before each team heads out to source its story. Teams bringing good story ideas to the newsroom will get the opportunity to start sourcing their stories first. These teams will also gain the important advantage of working on a story they have devised themselves.

All draft stories must be filed and produced by 3pm to allow time for subediting and follow-up story sourcing before day's end. Teams are encouraged to file their draft stories much earlier than 3pm for lecturer feedback, and subsequent polishing. Articles of appropriate quality will be published on InkWire.

How long does each story need to be?

That’s up to you. In keeping with good journalistic practice, both the original and updated stories must be succinct, but well told and cover all relevant facts and points of view. Please remember to save your draft story regularly.

Real time news day - Marking Rubric

excising of jargon, and observation of the 1500-word limit.

Quality of photograph, video, or photo essay, and any infographics - measured by extent 1. to which you demonstrated an understanding of depth, background, colour, movement and angle; and achieved the goal of photographing/videoing a relevant interviewee(s) against a relevant background(s); and 2. that any infographics you have included add to the legibility of your story.

6

Quality of production, including the quality of your headlines and caption(s), extent to which you appropriately cropped your photo(s), and how your photo(s)/video and words came together as an integrated online news package

6

Planning – on-time submission of draft, and how well your story progresses from draft to final 6

Total 30

Professional conduct, as demonstrated by: arriving at news day on time, evidence of thought/planning put into your team’s story idea, your demonstrated ability to work collaboratively both in your two-person team and the larger newsroom team, and your willingness to consider and incorporate editorial feedback particularly if required to update a story.

7.5

Clarity of writing - incorporating correct style as per the Curtin Journalism Style Guide, correct punctuation and spelling, and your precision in relaying facts.

7.5

‘Punchiness’ of writing – including the crafting of a strong lead sentence, logical ordering of your sentences in either an inverted pyramid or feature writing style, and the excising of all jargon and/or public relations material.

7.5

Quality of headlines, writeoffs, photograph(s) and/or infographics, and layout. 7.5

Total 30





Pass requirements

To pass this unit you must complete all assessment tasks and achieve an overall pass mark.

No story produced for this unit can be on the same topic as one you have produced or are producing for another unit.

No material appearing in any story for this unit may be copied from another source, including a story that you have submitted, or had published, previously, or are currently working on.

Attendance and participation in the Week 2 field trip, and Week 13 news day are compulsory.

Fair assessment through moderation

Moderation describes a quality assurance process to ensure that assessments are appropriate to the learning outcomes, and that student work is evaluated consistently by assessors. Minimum standards for the moderation of assessment are described in the Assessment and Student Progression Manual, available from policies.curtin.edu.au/policies/teachingandlearning.cfm

Late assessment policy

This ensures that the requirements for submission of assignments and other work to be assessed are fair, transparent, equitable, and that penalties are consistently applied.

1. All assessments students are required to submit will have a due date and time specified on this Unit Outline. 2. Students will be penalised by a deduction of ten percent per calendar day for a late assessment submission

(eg a mark equivalent to 10% of the total allocated for the assessment will be deducted from the marked value for every day that the assessment is late). This means that an assessment worth 20 marks will have two marks deducted per calendar day late. Hence if it was handed in three calendar days late and given a mark of 16/20, the student would receive 10/20. An assessment more than seven calendar days overdue will not be marked and will receive a mark of 0.

Assessment extension

A student unable to complete an assessment task by/on the original published date/time (eg examinations, tests) or due date/time (eg assignments) must apply for an assessment extension using the Assessment Extension form (available from the Forms page at students.curtin.edu.au/administration/) as prescribed by the Academic Registrar. It is the responsibility of the student to demonstrate and provide evidence for exceptional circumstances beyond the student's control that prevent them from completing/submitting the assessment task.

The student will be expected to lodge the form and supporting documentation with the unit coordinator before the assessment date/time or due date/time. An application may be accepted up to five working days after the date or due date of the assessment task where the student is able to provide an acceptable explanation as to why he or she was not able to submit the application prior to the assessment date. An application for an assessment extension will not be accepted after the date of the Board of Examiners' meeting.

Deferred assessments

Supplementary assessments

Supplementary assessments are not available in this unit.

Reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities/health circumstances likely to impact on studies

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disability or health condition to have equitable access to their studies at Curtin. This support can include alternative exam or test arrangements, study materials in accessible formats, access to Curtin’s facilities and services or other support as discussed with an advisor from Disability Services (disability.curtin.edu.au). Documentation is required from your treating Health Professional to confirm your health circumstances.

If you think you may be eligible for a CAP, please contact Disability Services. If you already have a CAP please provide it to the Unit Coordinator at the beginning of each semester.

Referencing style

The referencing style for this unit is APA 6th Ed.

More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: http://libguides.library.curtin.edu.au/referencing.

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Academic Integrity (including plagiarism and cheating) Any conduct by a student that is dishonest or unfair in connection with any academic work is considered to be academic misconduct. Plagiarism and cheating are serious offences that will be investigated and may result in penalties such as reduced or zero grades, annulled units or even termination from the course.

Plagiarism occurs when work or property of another person is presented as one's own, without appropriate acknowledgement or referencing. Submitting work which has been produced by someone else (e.g. allowing or contracting another person to do the work for which you claim authorship) is also plagiarism. Submitted work is subjected to a plagiarism detection process, which may include the use of text matching systems or interviews with students to determine authorship.

Cheating includes (but is not limited to) asking or paying someone to complete an assessment task for you or any use of unauthorised materials or assistance during an examination or test.

From Semester 1, 2016, all incoming coursework students are required to complete Curtin’s Academic Integrity Program (AIP). If a student does not pass the program by the end of their first study period of enrolment at Curtin, their marks will be withheld until they pass. More information about the AIP can be found at: https://academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au/students/AIP.cfm

Refer to the Academic Integrity tab in Blackboard or academicintegrity.curtin.edu.au for more information, including student guidelines for avoiding plagiarism.

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You may also require a computer or mobile device for preparing and submitting your work.

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Additional information 1. ASSIGNMENT COVER SHEET/DECLARATION FORM

You must submit a signed, HARD COPY, cover sheet (available in this unit outline and on Blackboard) on or before the due date of your digital rounds story (Asessment 2) and your multimedia proactive story (Assessment 3). YOU MUST SUBMIT THE COVER SHEET TO CHRIS THOMSON, EITHER IN PERSON OR VIA HIS PIGEON HOLE AT BUILDING 208, LEVEL 4 by the assignments' due date. Assignments submitted without signed, hard copy, cover sheets are incomplete.

VERY IMPORTANT: ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT SUBMIT A HARD COPY COVER SHEET FOR THE DIGITAL ROUNDS STORY, BY DEADLINE, WILL RECEIVE AN AUTOMATIC 20 PER CENT DEDUCTION ON THEIR ASSIGNMENT. Further late penalties may apply, including awarding of a zero mark for assignments where the cover sheet has not been provided within a week of the due date.

The signed cover sheet declares the story is your original work, and that all interviewees and photo subjects have consented to have their quotes and images appear on Western Independent. The cover sheet must also include names and contact numbers of all people interviewed for your story - to allow for facts checking during subediting for the website.

2. BORROWING CAMERAS AND DICTAPHONES

Several SLR and video cameras, and dictaphones are available for the use of students doing this unit.

You can borrow a camera overnight, or over the weekend.

A dictaphone can be borrowed for two nights, or over the weekend.

CONTACTING MCCA STORE

Location and phone: Room: 208:102 Tel: 9266 2609 Email: [email protected]

3. REFERENCING AND PRESENTATION STYLE For the unit’s story-based assessments, journalistic writing, story-telling and assessment protocols apply. This includes obtaining multiple sources (ie as many sources as it takes to answer all relevant ‘what, who, where, how, why, when and where’ questions in your story). Your story must also be fair and balanced, conform with ethical guidelines provided overleaf, and contain no element of public relations. More information can be found on this style from the Library web site: library.curtin.edu.au.

3. MEDIA, ENTERTAINMENT & ARTS ALLIANCE CODE OF CONDUCT

Respect for truth and the public’s right to information are fundamental principles of journalism.

Journalists describe society to itself. They convey information, ideas and opinions. They search, disclose, record, question, entertain, comment and remember. They inform citizens and animate democracy. They give a practical form to freedom of expression. They scrutinise power, but also exercise it, and should be responsible and accountable.

Journalists commit themselves to: honesty, fairness, independence and respect for the rights of others.

Journalists will educate themselves about ethics and apply the following standards:

1. Report and interpret honestly, striving for accuracy, fairness and disclosure of all essential facts. Do not suppress relevant available facts, or give distorting emphasis. Do your utmost to give a fair opportunity for reply.

2. Do not place unnecessary emphasis on personal characteristics including race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, family relationships, religious belief or physical or intellectual disability.

3. Aim to attribute information to its source. Where a source seeks anonymity, do not agree without first considering the source’s motives and any alternative attributable source. Where confidences are accepted, respect them in all circumstances.

4. Do not allow personal interest, or any belief, commitment, payment, gift or benefit to undermine your accuracy, fairness or independence.

5. Disclose conflicts of interest that affect, or could be seen to affect, the accuracy, fairness or independence of your journalism. Do not improperly use a journalistic position for personal gain.

6. Do not allow advertising or other commercial considerations to undermine accuracy, fairness or independence.





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7. Do your utmost to ensure disclosure of any direct or indirect payment made for interviews, pictures, information and stories.

8. Use fair, responsible and honest means to obtain material. Identify yourself and your employer before obtaining any interview for publication or broadcast. Never exploit a person’s vulnerability or ignorance of media practice.

9. 10. 11. 12.

Present pictures and sound that are true and accurate. Any manipulation likely to mislead should be disclosed. Do not plagiarise. Respect private grief and personal privacy. Journalists have the right to resist compulsion to intrude. Do your utmost to achieve fair correction of errors.

Guidance clause: Basic values often come into conflict. Ethical journalism requires conscientious decision-making in context. Only substantial advancement of the public interest or risk of substantial harm to people allows any standard to be overridden.

Ethical Practice in Journalism at Curtin University

The highest standard of ethical conduct is expected in the way students obtain and present information. The Code of Ethics of the journalists’ section of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance is our guideline for professional conduct. In addition, the following regulations apply to all activities associated with Journalism courses, especially those directed at a particular publication.

You should identify yourself as a student reporter researching an assignment or gathering information for a Curtin University journalism project, publication or assignment.

You must not go undercover or misrepresent who or what you are in any way.

You must identify yourself clearly to all sources.

You must respect confidences. Because meaning varies concerning terms such as 'off the record' and 'background information', journalism studies at Curtin defines these terms in the following ways, and you are expected to abide by these definitions:

'On the record' means the information may be published with or without attribution.

'Off the record' means the information given by a source may not be used—either with or without attribution. Should another source offer the information on the record and independently of the first source, it would not be unethical to use it. However, it would be unethical to take the information provided by the first source and then attempt to get it verified by other sources on the record. This would amount to a betrayal of the confidence.

'Background information' means the information may be used but without attribution to the source.

NOTE: Entering into an off-the-record relationship with a source should be treated with great caution because of the potential ethical problems. It probably would be better not to agree to go off the record. You should be wary of stories that cannot be sourced. A source will sometimes attempt to apply an off the record disclaimer retrospectively. You are not obliged to agree to such an instruction, demand or request. Be sure to clarify the status of the conversation or interview when phrases like 'off the record' are used. Meaning varies—it is possible, for example, a source may mean 'background' when the term 'off the record' is used. Seek a clear understanding of the meaning intended.

You must not break the law when gathering information for publication.

Permission must be obtained from a source to tape-record an interview. The law requires this as well. The use of concealed tape-recorders is not permitted.

Chequebook journalism is banned. Neither our reporters nor our publications pay for information other than fees required by statutory authorities (such as freedom of information or company searches).

We do not accept freebies (inducements, gratuities, gifts, tickets) of any kind. Nor do we publish advertorials (advertisements disguised as editorial copy).

Editorial information is published on its own merits. All material obtained from an already published source must be fully attributed.

Plagiarism in any form is not permitted. This includes self-plagiarism. No part of any story submitted for JOUR3003 may be copied from your, or anybody else's, previous work.

You are encouraged to double-check facts and quotes with sources. However, you may not read back or fax whole stories to sources. This has the potential to pre-empt legal action and to advise opposed sources of the other’s





position and put the story at risk. Moreover, it is tantamount to handing over editorial control of our publications to sources. If you are in doubt about the practical implementation of this policy, or if you are having difficulty with a particular story and source, discuss the situation with your editor or lecturer.

You must be wary of conflicts of interest. Our publications may see fit to declare such a conflict of interest when a story is published. Please advise your editors and lecturers when such conflicts arise (for example, through work, family, sporting affiliation, political party membership, religious views, etc.).

These requirements are not designed to discourage effort or initiative. On the contrary, Journalism at Curtin is fully committed to all that the concepts of freedom of speech and the fourth estate imply and therefore to encouraging vigorous news media. But good journalism is also responsible journalism; we treat with respect our interviewees and subjects as well as sources of news, information and comment. The Australian Journalists’ Association Code of Ethics and these in-house regulations are designed to ensure that individual’s rights and the public’s right to information is respected.

Stories involving criminal activity, corruption and dishonesty may present particular problems in meeting the letter of the requirements outlined in this document. Any difficulties should be discussed with the appropriate journalism staff.

Please note that the Australian Press Council has been established to adjudicate on complaints concerning stories published in the print media. Readers of our publications have a right to complain to the press council if they feel aggrieved.

4. ETHICAL PRACTICE IN JOURNALISM AT CURTIN The highest standard of ethical conduct is expected in the way students obtain and present information. The Code of Ethics of the journalists' section of the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance is our guideline for professional conduct. In addition, the following regulations apply to all activities associated with Journalism courses, especially those directed at a particular publication. 1. You should identify yourself as a reporter researching an assignment or gathering information for a Curtin University journalism project, publication or assignment. (For practical reasons, it is best to identify yourself as a reporter or journalist rather than as a student.) 2. You must not go "undercover'' or misrepresent who or what you are in any way. 3. You must identify yourself clearly to all sources. 4. You must respect confidences. Because meaning varies concerning terms such as “off the record” and “background information”, Curtin University Journalism defines these terms in the following ways, and you are expected to abide by these definitions:

l "On the record" means the information may be published with or without attribution. l "Off the record" means the information given by a source may not be used – either with or without attribution. Should

another source offer the information on the record and independently of the first source, it would not be unethical to use it.

l However, it would be unethical to take the information provided by the first source and then attempt to get it verified by other sources on the record. This would amount to a betrayal of the confidence.

l "Background information" means the information may be used but without attribution to the source. l NOTE: Entering into an off-the-record relationship with a source should be treated with great caution because of the

potential ethical problems. It probably would be better not to agree to go off the record. You should be wary of stories that cannot be sourced. A source will sometimes attempt to apply an "off the record" disclaimer retrospectively. You are not obliged to accede to such an instruction, demand or request. Be sure to clarify the status of the conversation or interview when phrases like "off the record" are used. Meaning varies - it is possible, for example, a source may mean "background" when the term "off the record" is used. Seek a clear understanding of the meaning intended.

5. You must not break the law when gathering information for publication. 6. Permission must be obtained from a source to tape-record an interview. The law requires this as well. The use of concealed tape-recorders is not permitted. 7. Chequebook journalism is banned. Neither our reporters nor our publications pay for information other than fees required by statutory authorities (such as freedom of information or company searches). 8. We do not accept ''freebies" (inducements, gratuities, gifts, tickets) of any kind. 9. We do not publish "advertorials" (advertisements disguised as editorial copy). 10. Editorial information is published on its own merits. 11. All material obtained from an already published source must be fully attributed.





12. Plagiarism in any form is not permitted. 13. You are encouraged to double-check facts and quotes with sources. However, you may not read back or fax whole stories to sources. This has the potential to pre-empt legal action and to advise opposed sources of the other's position and put the story at risk. Moreover, it is tantamount to handing over editorial control of our publications to sources. If you are in doubt about the practical implementation of this policy, or if you are having difficulty with a particular story and source, discuss the situation with your editor or lecturer. 14. You must be wary of conflicts of interest. Our publications may see fit to declare such a conflict of interest when a story is published. Please advise your editors and lecturers when such conflicts arise (for example, through work, family, sporting affiliation, political party membership, religious views, etc.). These requirements are not designed to discourage effort or initiative. On the contrary, Curtin University Journalism is fully committed to all that the concepts of freedom of speech and the fourth estate imply and therefore to encouraging vigorous news media. But good journalism is also responsible journalism; we treat with respect our interviewees and subjects as well as sources of news, information and comment. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance’s Code of Ethics and these in-house regulations are designed to ensure that individual rights and the public's right to information are respected. Stories involving criminal activity, corruption and dishonesty may present particular problems in meeting the letter of the requirements outlined in this document. Any difficulties should be discussed with the appropriate journalism staff. Please note that the Australian Press Council has been established to adjudicate on complaints concerning stories published in the print media. Readers of our publications have a right to complain to the press council if they feel aggrieved.





ONLINE JOURNALISM COVER SHEET

(TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE TIME YOU SUBMIT ASSIGNMENT – OR BEFORE TO CHRIS THOMSON’S DROP BOX, LEVEL 4, BUILDING 208)

ASSESSMENT TITLE:

STORY NAME:

STUDENT:

STUDENT NUMBER:

The above-named story that I have uploaded to the Curtin Journalism website is my own story, which I have not previously submitted, in whole or in part, for assessment.

I have advised all people interviewed and photographed for the story that their quotes and images may appear on the Curtin Journalism website.

I have gained the permission of each of these interviewees and photograph subjects to publish their quotes and images on the Curtin Journalism website.

SIGNATURE: _____________________________________________________________________

NAME, POSITION/TITLE AND CONTACT NUMBERS OF YOUR SOURCES:

SOURCE 1: _____________________________________________________________________________

SOURCE 2: _____________________________________________________________________________

SOURCE 3: _____________________________________________________________________________

SOURCE 4: _____________________________________________________________________________

SOURCE 5: _____________________________________________________________________________





Enrolment

It is your responsibility to ensure that your enrolment is correct - you can check your enrolment through the eStudent option on OASIS, where you can also print an Enrolment Advice.

Student Rights and Responsibilities It is the responsibility of every student to be aware of all relevant legislation, policies and procedures relating to their rights and responsibilities as a student. These include:

l the Student Charter l the University's Guiding Ethical Principles l the University's policy and statements on plagiarism and academic integrity l copyright principles and responsibilities l the University's policies on appropriate use of software and computer facilities

Information on all these things is available through the University's "Student Rights and Responsibilities" website at: students.curtin.edu.au/rights.

Student Equity There are a number of factors that might disadvantage some students from participating in their studies or assessments to the best of their ability, under standard conditions. These factors may include a disability or medical condition (e.g. mental illness, chronic illness, physical or sensory disability, learning disability), significant family responsibilities, pregnancy, religious practices, living in a remote location or another reason. If you believe you may be unfairly disadvantaged on these or other grounds please contact Student Equity at [email protected] or go to http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/student_equity/index.cfm for more information

You can also contact Counselling and Disability services: http://www.disability.curtin.edu.au or the Multi-faith services: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/about_multifaith_services.htm for further information.

It is important to note that the staff of the university may not be able to meet your needs if they are not informed of your individual circumstances so please get in touch with the appropriate service if you require assistance. For general wellbeing concerns or advice please contact Curtin's Student Wellbeing Advisory Service at: http://life.curtin.edu.au/health-and-wellbeing/student_wellbeing_service.htm





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Recent unit changes Students are encouraged to provide unit feedback through eVALUate, Curtin's online student feedback system. For more information about eVALUate, please refer to evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/.

Recent changes to this unit include:

1. Realtime news day introduced to simulate the work environment of an actual online news room;

2. Compulsory submission of draft stories so students receive and have the opportunity to incorporate lecturer feedback before receiving their marks;

3. Addition of 'Taking it offline' assessment as a means of generating story ideas, and introducing a video component to the unit.

4. Students who complete the Online Journalism unit earn the opportunity to be considered for participation in an additional 25 Point 'Aboriginal Community Engagement' unit. As a result, an Aboriginal affairs reporting round was set up on the Curtin Journalism website. Subject to demand and unit availability, it is anticipated that students who complete Online Journalism to a high standard in 2016 will again get the opportunity to participate in the Aboriginal Community Engagement unit in Semester 1, 2017.

To view previous student feedback about this unit, search for the Unit Summary Report at https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/student/unit_search.cfm. See https://evaluate.curtin.edu.au/info/dates.cfm to find out when you can eVALUate this unit.





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Program calendar To be provided at Week 1 class.





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