national diploma in journalism (mutli-media) (level 5)
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Programme information for the National Diploma in Journalism (Multi-media) (Level 5) offered by WhitireiaTRANSCRIPT
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This programme focuses on multimedia journalism including research, reporting, writing, camera skills and editing. It is practical in nature with a high degree of one-to-one tutoring.
The journalism school has its own news website www.newswire.co.nz where students post their stories, photographs and videos. Students' news packages are also submitted to top news outlets like the New Zealand Herald, Stuff and Dominion Post and community newspapers such as The Wellingtonian.
Programme informationThe content of this programme includes the following core modules:
> News reporting – current affairs and news knowledge, research and interviewing
> News writing - internet, print, radio, television
> News media digital photography
> Video journalism
> Media law and ethics
> Bicultural and diversity reporting
> Reporting crime
> Numeracy and polls
> Local government reporting
> Media industry work experience
> Shorthand note taking
Students must choose any three of the following electives:
> Website editing
> Radio reporting with audio
> Newspaper feature writing
> Newspaper layout and design
> Magazine feature writing
> Video reporting for the web
NatioNal Diploma iN JourNalism (Multi-Media) (level 5)Build skills in writing, interviewing and research for a range of media
Get qualified to write for newspapers, radio, television and the web
ADDITIONAL INfOrmATION
Enrol now!nationaL diPLoma in joUrnaLiSm (mULti-media) (LeVeL 5)
Career oPPortUnitieSGraduates will have the knowledge and skills to work as news and features journalists for web, radio, television and print (newspapers and magazines), or as a photo journalist, video journalist for the web, subeditor for the web and print and communications management.
QUaLifiCationGraduates gain the National Diploma in Journalism (Multi-media) (Level 5)
LoCationWellington campus, 15 Dixon Street, Wellington City
Start dateJuly
August 2015
dUrationOne year, full-time
LeVeL 5
feeSCurrent fees are available on the Whitireia website
entry reQUirementSDomestic: NCEA Level 2 or equivalent with minimum 10 credits in English (5 credits reading, 5 credits writing) and evidence of writing ability based on interview and writing test
International: IELTS 6.5 (no band lower than 6.0)