Youth Programme: Journalism and New Media

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course on explorations in journalism studies and newswriting in the digital age offers a comprehensive overview of journalism studies and practice in today’s changing media landscape. Students will be taught a historical perspective on the development of journalism theories, a comparative view of how journalism varies in Asia and the West, hands-on workshops to master writing for print, broadcast and online media, and a look into the future of journalism in the digital age, where automated technologies and artificial intelligence work alongside human journalists in newsrooms.

At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

  • Assess developments in the field of journalism through different theretical lenses
  • Gain new perspectives on journalistic standards and practices in Asia and the West
  • Learn weiting skills necessary to work in print, boardcast and online newsrooms
  • Understand the workings and skillsets needed to become a journalist in the digital age

Who Should Attend

University students with a keen interest in and foundational understanding of the media. 

Pre-Requisites

Participants should be current undergraduate students, with good command of English.

Participants are required to bring their own laptop/tablet, charger and universal travel adaptor (for international participants) throughout the duration of the programme.

Mode of Delivery

Face-to-face programme lasting 1 week, with 5 3-hour sessions (i.e. 15 hours of contact time).

Assessment Format

Group project presentation during the final session.

COURSE INSTRUCTORS

Below are the faculty members who have developed the course, and taught the programme in the past (names are arranged in alphabetical order):

 Dr Wu Shangyuan

Dr Wu Shangyuan
Department of Communications and New Media
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
National University of Singapore

Dr Wu Shangyuan is a lecturer and media researcher at the Department of Communications and New Media at the National University of Singapore, where she teaches media writing, journalism, communication management, and cultural studies. She graduated with a PhD in Communication from Simon Fraser University in Canada, where she also taught and researched media and communication for ten years at the university and college levels.

Dr Wu’s research areas of interest are journalism in the digital age, with a focus on automated, data, immersive, and online journalism, as well as global journalism studies, the political economy of communication, media and democracy, and comparative media analysis. She has published in the peer-reviewed journals of Journalism, Journalism Studies, Information, Communication and Society, Journalism Practice, Digital Journalism, and Global Media and Communication, among others. Dr Wu has a background in journalism, having worked previously as a senior broadcast journalist and presenter at Mediacorp Radio in Singapore, covering the areas of politics, defense and education.

 

Certificate of Completion

Successful participants who fulfill all program requirements, including meeting the minimum attendance and passing the assessment, will be awarded an e-Certificate of Completion and Assessment Report issued by NUS SCALE.  

Certificate of Completion

A sample of the Certificate of Completion

Assessment Report

A sample of the Assessment Report.

Commendation Letter

Participants from the project team with the highest score for the group project will also receive a commendation letter. 

Commendation Letter

A sample of the Commendation Letter. 



SPEAK TO US

For enquiries, do contact us at sgprogrammes@nus.edu.sg should you have any questions regarding this programme. 

 

 
25 May 2024