The purpose of this publication is to provide you with a starting point for finding resources for the unit KJB121 - Journalism Inquiry.
- Information Guide for Journalism at QUT
- Unit Objectives
- Web Design
- Writing for online
- Police reporting
- Journalism and the law
- The PR machine
- Journalism and Government
- Health Reporting
- Economic Reporting
- Education
- Social Issues
- Environment/Science reporting
- Sport
Information guide for Journalism at QUT
- Information Guide for Journalism at QUT - This resource has been built specifically to support journalism students at all stages of their academic development. It includes subject help guides for KJB121, tutorials to help you acquire strong catalogue and database search skills, and resources of value in improving your generic journalism skills.
- Graduate Outcomes for Journalism at QUT - This page gives you access to library and Internet resources that support the development of the learning outcomes that you will gradually develop through your studies.
Unit objectives
- To develop students’ ability to generate story ideas and news angles through their own initiative.
- To advance information-gathering skills with journalistic intent through regular practice.
- To develop tools for the purpose including an impressive contact book and online toolkit.
- To produce news stories to deadlines, to a publishable standard.
- To improve the ability to write in a succinct and dynamic style.
- To gain a greater understanding of the journalist’s role in society.
Web design
| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 005.276 25 /2 | Whittaker, J. (2002) Web production for writers and journalists, Routledge: New York. |
| 025.060704 3 | Ward, M. (2002) Journalism online, Focal Press: Oxford |
| 005.72 74 | Rich, C. (1999) Creating online media: a guide to research, writing and design on the Internet, McGraw-Hill: Boston. |
| www.brizcomm.com.au | Brizcomm - Brisbane based site with free weekly newsletter on web design - by QUT trained journalist. Includes an archive of tips; a database of Web site reviews from a weekly columnist and weekly radio show. |
| http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/ | Webmonkey - The Lycos web developers' resource |
| http://plaza.ufl.edu/mmcadams/ | Resources for Web Workers - Very clear, concise teaching resources for students of online journalism from the University of Florida. |
| http://www.macloo.com/webwriting/ | Tips for Writing for the WebOnline Journalism - Written by Cindly McAdam, academic from University of Florida. |
| http://www.macloo.com/journalism /index.htm |
Writing for online
| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 808.06607 36 | Attkisson, S. and Vaughan, D. R. (c2003), Writing right for broadcast and internet news, Allyn and Bacon: London. |
| 005.276 25 /2 | Whittaker, J. (2002), Web production for writers and journalists, Routledge: New York. |
| 025.060704 3 | Ward, M. (2002), Journalism online, Focal Press: Boston. |
| 659.102854678 1 | Bly, R. W. (c2002), The online copywriter's handbook : everything you need to know to write electronic copy that sells, McGraw-Hill: New York. |
| http://www.cyberjournalist.net/ news/000118.php |
Cyberjournalist - A dozen online writing tipsIncludes a Great Work Gallery of outstanding online journalism |
| http://www.poynter.org /subject.asp?id=26 |
PoynterOnline - Online - updated regularly - The Poynter Institute is a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers of journalists, with an excellent web site or current information. |
Police reporting
| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 070.43 81 /4 | Itule, B. D. and Anderson, D. A. (c1997), News writing and reporting for today's media, McGraw-Hill: New York. |
| 364.43 1 | Carcach, C. and Criminology., A. I. o. (1997), Reporting crime to the police, Australian Institute of Criminology: Canberra. |
| http://www.police.qld.gov.au/ | Queensland Police |
| http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/ | Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney-General |
| http://www.cjc.qld.gov.au/ | Criminal Justice Commission (Queensland ) |
| http://www.afp.gov.au/index.htm | Australian Federal Police |
| http://www.austlii.edu.au/ databases.html |
Australasian Legal Information Institute (Austlii) - Legislation and summaries of cases. |
| http://www.aic.gov.au/ | Australian Institute of Criminology |
www.crimeprevention.gov.au/ |
National Crime Prevention |
http://www.auspol-women.asn.au/ |
Australasian Council of Women and Policing |
Journalism and the law
| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| On order | Pearson, M. (March 2004), The journalist's guide to media law: dealing with legal and ethical issues, Allen & Unwin: Crows Nest, NSW. |
| On order | Butler, D. and Rodrick, S. (November 2003), Australian media law, LBC Information Services: North Ryde, NSW. |
| 347.87 ROBE | Robertson, G. and Nicol, A. G. L. (2002), Media law, Sweet & Maxwell: London. |
| http://www.alrc.gov.au/ | |
| http://fl.asn.au/ | Foundation Law - The Law Foundation's site providing free access to Australian law lists, court judgements and other Australian and international legal materials. |
| http://www.hcourt.gov.au/ | High Court of Australia - Judgements and news from Australia 's highest court of appeal and constitutional court. |
| http://www.legalaid.qld.gov.au/ | Legal Aid Queensland |
| http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/ | Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel - A searchable site with details of all Queensland Government legislation. |
| http://scaleplus.law.gov.au/ | SCALEplus - The Australian Federal Attorney-General's Department database on commonwealth, state and territory legislation, caselaw and other legal information. |
http://www.alrc.gov.au/ |
Australian Law Reform Commission |
The PR machine
| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 070.4 62 | Hargreaves, I. (2003), Journalism : truth or dare?, Oxford University Press: Oxford. |
| 175 22 | Bivins, T. H. (2003), Mixed media : moral distinctions in advertising, and public relations and journalism, L. Erlbaum Associates: Mahwah, N.J.. |
| 070.44932 4 | Cottle, S. (2003), News, public relations and power, Sage Publications: London. |
| http://www.prwatch.org/ | Center for Media Democracy - A US organisation |
| http://www.prwatch.org/prw_ issues.html |
PR Watch Magazine Archive |
| http://abc.net.au/rn/talks/bbing /stories/s68822.htm |
Corporate PR: A Threat to Journalism? - Transcript of a Radio National's Background Briefing program |
| http://www.abc.net.au/lateline /stories/s12260.htm |
The Persuaders - Transcript of an ABC Television 'Lateline' program. |
| http://www.propagandacritic.com/ | Propaganda Analysis Home Page |
Journalism and government |
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| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| http://www.aec.gov.au/ | Federal Government - Australian Electoral Commission Official source of information about results and procedures for national elections. |
| http://www.aph.gov.au | Federal Parliament |
| http://www.aph.gov.au/hansard/ | Federal Government - Hansard - Transcripts of debates and evidence given in the Senate, the Federal Parliament and Joint Committees. |
| http://media.fed.gov.au/medsites.htm | Federal Government - Media Releases |
| http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/foreign.html | Foreign Government Resources on the Web |
| http://www.alga.com.au/ | Australian Local Government Association Online |
| http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/ | |
| http://www.gov.au/ | Other Australian Local Governments |
| http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au /hansard/ |
State Government -- Hansard (Queensland) - Transcripts of debates and evidence given in Queensland 's Parliament, ministerial conferences, parliamentary committees and commissions of inquiry. |
| http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/ | Electoral Commission of Queensland - Official source of information about results and procedures for Queensland elections. |
| http://www.qld.gov.au/ | |
| http://statauth.premiers.qld.gov.au /stat/list-board.html?list=all |
Queensland Government Register of Statutory Authorities - Lists all Queensland Government statutory authorities, providing contact numbers, budget details and information about basic functions |
| www.gov.au |
Other Australian State and Territory Governments |
Health reporting |
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| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| http://www.health.gov.au/ | Australian Department of Health and Aged Care |
| http://www.health.qld.gov.au/ | Queensland Health |
| http://www.docguide.com/ | Doctor's Guide to the Internet - Medical and health information in layperson's language. Free subscription gives access to peer reviewed articles. |
| http://www.aceinfo.net.au/ | Australian Communication Exchange - this site has a number of resources and links, including the Australian Deafness Directory, about and for people with hearing loss. |
| http://www.heartfoundation.com.au/ | National Heart Foundation |
Education |
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| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 302.23 547 (video) | Ericsson, S., Lewis, J. and Media Education Foundation. (2001), Constructing public opinion how politicians and the media misrepresent the public, Media Education Foundation: Northampton, MA. |
| http://www.acer.edu.au/ | Australian Council for Educational Research - ACER conducts testing and research in education, psychology, human resources and parent education. |
| http://www.avcc.edu.au/ | Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee |
| http://www.edna.edu.au/edna /page1.html |
Education Network Online (EdNA) - EdNA covers the schools, vocational education and training, adult community education and higher education sectors. |
| http://education.qld.gov.au/ | Education Queensland |
| http://www.detya.gov.au/ | Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs |
Social issues |
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General Sites on Social Diversity
| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 303.482 77 /4 | Jandt, F. E. (c2004), An introduction to intercultural communication : identities in a global community, Sage Publications: London. |
| 303.482 77 /4A | Jandt, F. E. (c2004), Intercultural communication : a global reader, Sage Publications: London. |
| 361.25 35 | Yencken, D., Porter, L., Service., (2001), A just and sustainable Australia, Australian Council of Social Service: Melbourne. |
| 305.800973 27 /2 | Wilson, C. C. and Gutierrez, F. (1995), Race, multiculturalism, and the media : from mass to class communication, Sage Publications: Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| 070.40711 2 | Martindale, C. (1993), Pluralizing journalism education : a multicultural handbook, Greenwood Press: Westport, Conn.. |
| http://www.adcq.qld.gov.au/ | Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland |
| http://www.immi.gov.au/ | Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs - DIMA describes this as its 'Australian Migration, Settlement Website'. |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Issues
| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 305.89915 546 (video) | CAAMA Productions (c2002), Everyday brave, Film Australia: Lindfield NSW. |
| 791.430994 98 | Donovan, T. G. and Lorraine, B. T. (c2002), Media ethics, an Aboriginal film and the Australian Film Commission, Writers Club Press: New York. |
| 345.94290772 1 | Johnson, D. D. and Zdenkowski, G. (2000), Mandatory injustice : compulsory imprisonment in the Northern Territory, Australian Centre for Independent Journalism, University of Technology, Sydney: Broadway, NSW. |
| 306.0899915 69 | Hartley, J. and McKee, A. (2000), The indigenous public sphere : the reporting and reception of Aboriginal issues in the Australian media, Oxford University Press: Oxford. |
| http://www.hreoc.gov.au/Social_Justice/index.html | Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Social Justice |
| http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/ | Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Studies |
| http://www.oodgeroo.qut.edu.au/ | QUT Oodgeroo Unit - QUT's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support Unit. |
Gender and Sexuality
| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| On order | edited by Sherrie A. Inness. (2004) Action chicks : new images of tough women in popular culture, Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills, England. |
| On order | Ali, S., Benjamin, S. and Mauthner, M. L. (2004), The politics of gender and education : critical perspectives, Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills, England. |
| 070.4493249 1 | Romano, A. (2003), Politics and the press in Indonesia : understanding an evolving political culture, RoutledgeCurzon: London. |
| 155.2 367 | Weinreich, P. and Saunderson, W. (2003), Analysing identity : cross-cultural, societal and clinical contexts, Routledge: London. |
| 305 111 | Alcoff, L. and Mendieta, E. (2003), Identities : race, class, gender, and nationality, Blackwell: Malden, Mass. |
| 305.3 247 | Gauntlett, D. (2002), Media, gender and identity : an introduction, Routledge: London. |
| http://www.dpmc.gov.au/ | Commonwealth Government Office for the Status of Women - statistics and other information for and about women. |
| http://www.nwjc.org.au/ | National Women's Justice Coalition |
| http://www.qldwoman.qld.gov.au/ | Queensland Government Office of Women's Policy |
| http://www.haltabuse.org/ | Women Halting Online Abuse |
| http://www.glrl.org.au/ | The Gay and Lesbian Rights Lobby |
Domestic violence and child abuse
| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 364.150973 8 /2 | Englander, E. K. (2003), Understanding violence, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates: Mahwah, N.J.. |
| 362.7670994 8 | Saunders, B. J. and Goddard, C. (2002), The role of mass media in facilitating community education and child abuse prevention strategies, Australian Institute of Family Studies: Melbourne. |
| 362.76 65 | Jenkins, P. (1996), Pedophiles and priests : anatomy of a contemporary crisis, Oxford University Press: New York. |
| 362.88082 3 | French, S. G., Teays, W. and Purdy, L. M. (1998), Violence against women: philosophical perspectives, Cornell University Press: Ithaca. |
| www.napcan.org.au/ | National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect |
| http://www.kidsfirst.com.au/ | Kids First Foundation (anti-child abuse) |
| www.kidshelp.com.au/ | Kids Helpline |
Environment/science reporting |
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| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/ | Australian Greenhouse Office |
| http://www.ahc.gov.au/ | Australian Heritage Commission |
| http://www.erin.gov.au/ | Environment Australia Online (Federal Department of Environment and Heritage) |
| http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/ | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
| http://www.greenpeace.org.au/ | Greenpeace Australia |
| http://www.nht.gov.au/ | National Heritage Trust |
| http://www.biodiversity.environment .gov.au/protecte/intro.htm |
Australia's National Parks |
| http://www.planetark.org/index.cfm | Planet Ark |
| http://www.env.qld.gov.au/ | Queensland Environmental Protection Agency |
| http://www.wilderness.org.au/ | Wilderness Society |
Economic reporting |
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| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| On order | Albarran, A. B. (March 2002), Media Economics: Understanding Markets, Industries and Concepts, United States. |
| 338.4730223 6 | Albarran, A. B. and Chan-Olmsted, S. M. (1998), Global media economics : commercialization, concentration, and integration of world media markets, Iowa State University Press: Ames. |
| 338.4730223 5 | Albarran, A. B. (1996), Media economics : understanding markets, industries, and concepts, Iowa State University Press: Ames. |
| http://www.australianbusiness .com.au/abol/buslinks.htm |
Australian Business Online - links to business sites in a range of fields. |
| http://www.asc.gov.au/ | Australian Securities and Investments Commission |
http://www.asx.com.au/asx /homepage/index.jsp |
Australian Stock Exchange - information on ASX listed companies, upcoming floats, ISIN codes, share prices and market changes. |
| http://www.business.gov.au/ | Business Entry Point - a site established by the Federal Government, in cooperation with state and local governments, with details about tax, codes of practice and other information for and about business. |
| http://www.aph.gov.au/budget/ | Commonwealth Budget |
| http://www.rba.gov.au/ | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| http://www.localbiz.com.au/ | Local Business and Community Internet Directory - links and information for Brisbane 's small-business community. |
Sport journalism |
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| URL / Call number | Title & Description |
|---|---|
| 796.081 2 | Whannel, G. (2002), Media sport stars : masculinities and moralities, Routledge: London. |
| 306.483 157 | Rowe, D. (1999), Sport, culture and the media : the unruly trinity, Open University Press: Buckingham. |
| 306.483 159 | Maguire, J. A. (1999), Global sport : identities, societies, civilizations, Polity Press, Blackwell Publishers: Cambridge, UK. |
| 070.449796 6 | Wenner, L. A. (1998), Mediasport, Routledge: London. |
| http://www.achper.org.au/ | Australian Council for Health, Physical Education and Recreation |
| http://www.ausport.gov.au/ | Australian Sports Commission |
| http://www.qasport.qld.gov.au/ | Queensland Academy of Sports |
| http://www.sportrec.qld.gov.au/ | Sport and Recreation Queensland |
| http://www.sportcal.co.uk/ | Sport Calender International |
| http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~arete/ | Arete, Humanities and Social Science Online - Academic studies of sport as a discipline |
| http://www.sportinsociety.org/ | Center for the Study of Sport in Society - Boston |
| http://www.sirc.ca/ | The Virtual Resource Centre for Sport Information |
| http://www-aus.cricket.org/link_to _database/NATIONAL/AUS/ |
Australian Cricket Board |
| http://www.nrl.com.au/ | Australian National Rugby League |
| www.broncos.com.au/ | |
| www.rugby.com.au/ | Australian Rugby Union |
| http://www.afl.com.au/ | The Official Australian Football League Website |
| http://www.ausswim.telstra.com.au/ | Australian Swimming |
| http://www.iafc.org.au/ | International Australian Football Council |
| http://www.olympic.org/ | International Olympic Committee |
| http://www.abc.net.au/news/sport/ | ABC News Online, Sport |
| http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/ | CNN/Sports Illustrated |
| http://sportingnews.com/ | Sporting News |
| http://www.sportsci.org/ | Sportscience |