Students will fully develop enterprise news stories across platforms by applying a multiplatform storytelling philosophy supported by peer engagement, experiential learning, and advanced writing and storytelling instruction and practice. Each will produce a long-form text story, data-based digital design, video story, photo essay, and audio story.
Athena Title
Reporting III
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in JOUR 4090
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Prerequisite
Permission of department and JOUR 3090 and JOUR 3190 and one of the following (JOUR 3280 or JOUR 3330 or JOUR 3380)
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to merge the concepts and skills from Reporting I and II — journalism principles, reporting and research skills, writing, audience awareness, and production skill sets — into a cohesive approach to the presentation of professional, well-sourced news stories for a given beat.
By the end of this course, students will be able to pitch, develop, and apply a multiplatform reporting philosophy by choosing and creating content on appropriate platforms for audiences, including alternate story forms. Based on choices for skills courses.
Students will help equip each other in their area of interest.
Topical Outline
Review of news values, audience awareness, and sourcing
