The opportunity to work at a large, international sporting event may be just a dream for many journalists but for Griffith University’s journalism students it will become reality when the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) begins on April 4.
Thirty-five journalism students and five photo-journalism students will gain unique access to the GC2018 Commonwealth Games Village to work on GOLDOC publication – The Village Source, powered by Brisbane Times under the guidance of Fairfax Media editors. Published every two days, the A3 broadsheet will contain interviews with athletes and coaches, as well as news from around the GC2018 Commonwealth Games Village and the Gold Coast.
“Students will also produce digital content for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC),’’ says Learning Futures, Service Learning Director Faith Valencia.
“Within the journalism program we put a lot of emphasis on work-integrated-learning projects designed to provide students with the best industry engagement and employability outcomes.
“This
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