Teaching narrative journalism and the APN Professional Development Program
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Little, J.
Sankey, Michael
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2007
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This paper extends the familiar concept of ‘journalism-as-storytelling’ into a description of some
of its practical applications in a university and industry partnership resulting in a commercial
training arrangement in early 2007. It describes the APN/USQ Professional Development Program
for newspaper employees (with no formal journalism qualification) and exemplifies how print
journalism courses may be adapted to teach narrative writing techniques. It demonstrates how
foundation skills in journalistic practice may be incorporated into an adapted teaching model,
suggesting that “the basics” of narrative writing should not ...
View more >This paper extends the familiar concept of ‘journalism-as-storytelling’ into a description of some of its practical applications in a university and industry partnership resulting in a commercial training arrangement in early 2007. It describes the APN/USQ Professional Development Program for newspaper employees (with no formal journalism qualification) and exemplifies how print journalism courses may be adapted to teach narrative writing techniques. It demonstrates how foundation skills in journalistic practice may be incorporated into an adapted teaching model, suggesting that “the basics” of narrative writing should not be thought of as discrete components of journalism education. This argument is further supported by the description of a robust pedagogical approach informed by Mezirows’ transformative learning theory for a cross-disciplinary knowledge base.
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View more >This paper extends the familiar concept of ‘journalism-as-storytelling’ into a description of some of its practical applications in a university and industry partnership resulting in a commercial training arrangement in early 2007. It describes the APN/USQ Professional Development Program for newspaper employees (with no formal journalism qualification) and exemplifies how print journalism courses may be adapted to teach narrative writing techniques. It demonstrates how foundation skills in journalistic practice may be incorporated into an adapted teaching model, suggesting that “the basics” of narrative writing should not be thought of as discrete components of journalism education. This argument is further supported by the description of a robust pedagogical approach informed by Mezirows’ transformative learning theory for a cross-disciplinary knowledge base.
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Journal Title
Asia Pacific Media Educator
Volume
1
Issue
18
Subject
Curriculum and Pedagogy not elsewhere classified
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Journalism and Professional Writing
Communication and Media Studies
Narrative journalism
APN Professional Development Program
Mezirows’ transformative learning theory
Writing