The USQ Newsroom at Work Student Publication Second and third year students produce news pages in the early part of each semester.
Students work in teams to develop and research story ideas and plan content.
Reporters are assigned stories and reviews to write, while other students are placed in charge of newsroom management and page layout and design. This experience allows students to develop valuable editorial decision-making skills while working to tight deadlines in a team environment. The bulletins reach an audience across the Darling Downs in Southern Queensland and consist of local community and rural news. The students work with professional journalists to develop story ideas, research, conduct interviews and write reports suitable for broadcast. The more senior students take on additional duties such as sub-editing, assisting the Chief of Staff and news reading.