This diverse course examines a number of aspects of the media including:

·        Print journalism – students study the structure of news stories and learn the skills necessary to produce hard and soft news stories as well as feature articles.

 

·        Production - students write, proof read, design and edit a quarterly 16 page newspaper which is distributed to 15,000 houses in the Concord local area.

 

·        Photography – students study different styles of photography and develop skills to take creative and publishable photographs.

 

·        Radio – Students produce their own radio program and submit their programs to U20 Radio, an online youth radio station.

 

·        Film – students learn about film techniques and the construction of a film and use their skills to produce a promotional film on Concord High School.

 

·        Advertising – students study the various methods and strategies of advertising and produce their own advertisements.

Year 9 Journalism class for 2012