MECM20013 Text and Audio Journalism (University of Melbourne): rated 3.2/5 overall across 6 reviews collected on UniMelb Wall.
MECM20013 is a University of Melbourne course taught by the Faculty of Arts in Media and Communications. This page brings together its handbook details and what UniMelb students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 文字与音频新闻
Type: Undergraduate subject
Subject area: Media and Communications
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This subject teaches the craft of writing hard and soft news stories for a range of digital and print mass media news publications. With an emphasis on news writing, students learn what news is and how (and why) news priorities and story treatment may differ between print, broadcast and online.
MECM20013 has 6 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 · usefulness 3.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 5 StudentVIP reviews (average 3.0 stars); 1 Reddit comment that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.2/5).
On Reddit: "Depends what you're looking for Australian Media - super easy (imo) and the content is interesting, and teaches you lots about the Australian media landscape. In a course where all the theory options were pretty similar, I found Aus media to be a breathe of fresh air in that reg…"
The course panel on UniMelb Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is MECM20013 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 6 reviews: usefulness 3.0/5, overall 3.2/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches MECM20013, and when is it offered?
A: MECM20013 is taught by the Faculty of Arts. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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