Several students were rushed to hospital with cheese poisoning - and the journalism class were on the case - virtually! They were playing the Be A Reporter Game at News University and had to race against the clock to file a story by the deadline set by the Editor - who wasn't happy with sloppy work. All facts had to be verified and some of the characters in the game had to be interviewed several times before they told the whole story. But in the end several students saw a smiling Editor happy with their investigations.
The first couple of lessons were full on with interviewing and active listening, technology, reading The Mercury newspaper, more technology, writing a story, more technology... A little too much technology for some but everyone coped very well.
Students worked together to post their interviews on a blog - something new for most. Finding attention grabbing headlines and writing leads that capture the reader's interest didn't come easily...
The class watched EPIC 2015 and talked about the changing face of journalism as different media are converging and news services become more personalised.
The class has a great breadth of skills including writing, IT, graphics, photography and even video so it will be interesting to see what publications they decide to produce this year.
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