Duration
2 - 3 hours
When
Term 1 - 4
Cohort
Year 10 - 12
Where
The Forest campus, Hobart City
Capacity
30
Designed specifically for students in Years 10 - 12 who are currently studying Media, English or other related subjects, this practical workshop offers students the opportunity to develop a range of media resources around a provided scenario. Working from a briefing, students will produce a range of texts designed for various platforms and audiences.
Students will experience:
- A discussion about how news media must keep ahead of unfolding events in the interest of public safety.
- A brief introduction to writing media releases, the value of social media in an emergency and the process of a media conference.
- Work in small crisis communication teams and with an information pack containing details about a crisis scenario (a flood, building evacuation, or airport incident).
- The groups are tasks with producing different media objectives: writing news updates, producing a media release; and creating social media posts.
- After 20 minutes, the crisis has changed, the story has moved on, and each group must update their texts.
- At 40 minutes, a short press conference is called, and students can ask questions to get more information.
- The session finishes with a showcase where teams present their stories and compare how the same material was handled across formats.
Throughout this experience, students learn:
- To follow a story in real time and how to produce texts for specific audiences.
- The basic form of news media texts: the news update, social media updates and media releases, and how a media conference functions.
Teachers receive follow up resources so classes can replicate the activity with different scenarios.
The University of Tasmania is committed to creating diverse, inclusive, and accessible educational experiences. Please let us know when registering how we can best support your needs.
Links to the Australian Curriculum
