We want our students to discuss ideas with the newsmakers, the analysts and the practitioners so they get a rounded picture. Computers and Printers Our network of Macintosh computers ensures our students are trained for the era of direct editorial input and computer assisted reporting. The computers in the newsroom and seminar room are for the use of students. Each group is connected to a Laser writer which provides printing satisfactory to the Department for course work, including essays.
Students are also able to access the Internet from the newsroom computers.
Computer disks are available from the Department Secretary. Students should use disks when working on the computers because documents stored on the hard-drive are purged at the end of each term. Our control room and recording studio ensures that students are prepared for broadcast journalism, using both analogue and digital technology. Media The Department receives major metropolitan and provincial daily newspapers in New Zealand and a number of specialist magazines and newspapers. Telephones Students have access to telephones, including toll calls, for the course of their work.