Training tomorrow's media magnates

More than 50 high school students will converge on the University's School of Journalism on November 17-18 to learn how to write, edit and publish their own newspapers on the Internet
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Years 10 and 11 students from as far afield as Blackall and Bundaberg have taken advantage of a State-wide invitation to attend the free two-day course.

It includes exercises on writing news stories, instruction on the tricks of on-line layout, an overview of the law and ethics for journalists, and a hands-on guide to building a newspaper on the World Wide Web.

Organiser Joan Burnett says she expected about 14 responses - and got 200.

'Some nifty reorganising of the course by teaching staff and creative use of the School's facilities meant about a quarter could be accommodated, but we hope to run the event again for more students next year,' she said.

For more information, contact Joan Burnett (telephone 3365 1272).