JOUR 307 - Multimedia Reporting and Writing

(3 units)

Learn to report, write and produce newsworthy stories in a variety of genres using text and multimedia elements for multiple platforms.

Prerequisite(s): JOUR 208; Journalism major or minor.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. develop story ideas on newsworthy topics that reflect diverse viewpoints, pitch ideas to an editor and build a detailed reporting plan.
2. conduct in-person interviews with strangers and quote from those interviews in an accurate and engaging way.
3. produce multimedia stories combining text, photography, data visualization, audio and video.
4. report and write in a variety of news genres in a concise, accurate and organized way, understanding the various roles implied by these genres.
5. use social media to report and distribute news stories.
6. analyze investigative news stories and contribute to a team investigative project.

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