Students in this programme will develop news sourcing, writing, and publishing skills; as well as technical skills in photography and videography. Students will put these skills into practice publishing regularly in the Wintec online newspaper, The Waikato Independent, and through projects with industry.

 

Additionally, students who complete the New Zealand Diploma in Journalism can gain entry to year two of the Bachelor of Communication if they wish to further their studies. 

 

What you will learn

• Core skills of news gathering to produce and publish quality stories across multiple print and digital platforms

• Technical skills of  media photography, videography and web publishing

• The law and ethical codes of practice

• The relationship of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to journalism practice.

 

Students will put all these skills into practice publishing work on our online newspaper The Waikato Independent, and with our mainstream media partners. Students will work collaboratively on cross-disciplinary projects with other students and gain hands on work experience through internship placement in a relevant media company.

 

Work in a real newsroom

Students will gain real world experience sourcing, writing and publishing stories on our online newspaper The Waikato Independent, as well as pitching stories for our industry partners in community, regional and daily papers. This includes reporting for an annual publication for New Zealand National Fieldays, simulated media training exercises, and a sustained newsroom project.