In their everyday work, journalists are required to engaged with, and seek to fairly represent, culturally diverse populations. They bear responsibility for reporting that may involve the representation of, or affect the lives of, people who experience disadvantage on the basis of race, gender, sexuality and disability. They may also be required to cover issues and events that address areas of sensitivity and risk, such as suicide and gender-based violence. In this unit, students will gain an understanding of the problems facing reporters when confronted with these issues, the principles and guidelines for responsible reporting, and models of best practice that can be applied in their own journalism.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Identify and critically evaluate the problems facing journalists reporting on issues that implicate a diversity of peoples and potentially at-risk groups, including the potential of poor and irresponsible reporting to cause or exacerbate harm;
2. Investigate and analyse the principles underpinning guidelines and recommendations for responsible reporting in coverage of events and issues that may affect or implicate diverse and at-risk groups; and
3. Apply principles of best practice in the production of original journalism.

Graduate attributes

1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
4. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
4. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline

Prerequisites

Must have passed 24 credit points.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

11088 Data Journalism

Assumed knowledge

None.