Each student will submit a research report on the proposed editorial product based on a survey of the scholarly literature, news reporting, market and field research and your work as an editorial team. Your report will contain the following elements:

1) A 500 word description of the proposed editorial product that sets out your editorial vision and plan. You should write this as a pitch to your industry partner.  Your pitch will be based on a) your group presentation to the industry partner and b) the in-class feedback your receive on this pitch in week 6.

2) Each report will contain a brief case study (apx 850-1000 words) on a new (or future) form of journalistic practice (ie data journalism, social media, native advertising, personal brand journalism, podcasts, inews etc) and make a case for its inclusion in your proposed editorial product.

3) A 500 word reflection that outlines your contributions to the development of this product and the challenges and opportunities of collaboration.

4) A Selected annotated bibliography that identifies the key theories, examples and research that motivates your contribution to the editorial vision.  Your annotations should be brief: a short summary of the text and what you take from it.

Further instructions will be posted to iLearn and discussed in class.

Your report should be submitted as a single document via the turnitin box on the iLearn site.

 Proposal will be assessed on the following criteria:

• The quality of the written proposal's structure, content and style and its success as a form of persuasive communication
• The relevance of your case study and the quality of your critical analysis
• The depth and breadth of your annotated bibliography and your ability to contextualise this project within larger debates about the future of journalism
• Your critical analysis of the collaborative project as expressed in your reflection

Students will submit:

• a portfolio of work (apx. 3-6 discrete pieces of journalism depending on length of your pieces; equivalent to 3000 words*) selected from their collaborative editorial project;
• a 1000 word reflection that contextualises your work, explains your contribution to the editorial process, and identifies future opportunities and challenges based on both the successes and shortcomings of your project as a whole.

Your portfolio may include: news articles, feature article, journalistic uses of social media platforms, video, audio, curated lists, images and other forms as discussed with the lecturer.  Students should submit the equivalent of apx. 3000 words of text (apx. 4-6 pieces of work). 

What you will submit:  A single document (containing both copies and links to the work in situ) should be submitted via the Turnitin box on iLearn.)

Your Portfolio will be assessed on:

• The success of your discrete pieces of journalism (including the rigour of your reporting, the quality of your storytelling, and your use of your chosen medium.)
• Your approach to each genre or form including the quality of the story's structure, content and style
• How your body of work contributes to the team's editorial mission and style
• Your reflection will be assessed on your ability to contextualise this project within larger debates about the future of journalism

*1000 words of text is apx 3-5 minutes of video