The relationship between media and society. Because of the First Amendment’s commitment to freedom of press and speech, attention is focused on news. Students will become critical consumers of media and will explore how media create and disseminate messages. Focus on current issues in all media forms.

The relationship between media and society. Because of the First Amendment’s commitment to freedom of press and speech, attention is focused on news. Students will become critical consumers of media and will explore how media create and disseminate messages. Focus on current issues in all media forms.

The relationship between media and society. Because of the First Amendment’s commitment to freedom of press and speech, attention is focused on news. Students will become critical consumers of media and will explore how media create and disseminate messages. Focus on current issues in all media forms.

Students will report, write, and edit various journalistic story types for digital, print, and broadcast platforms that adhere to professional and ethical standards of journalism in this experiential learning course.

Students learn methods to gather news and information via observation, interviewing, capturing visuals, accessing documents, and analyzing and visualizing data. Covers comprehensive storytelling across platforms, requesting and working with public documents, fact-checking and verification, and the use of digital tools to analyze audiences and optimize content for digital distribution.

Students will develop basic skills in videography and video editing using digital camcorders and non-linear editing software. The course will consist of lectures and equipment demonstrations. Students will produce one news package that deals with a local event or issue.

Introduction to basic photography within the construct of photojournalism, with a heavy emphasis on the technical aspect of image creation and workflow production, dealing with controlling focus, exposure, composition, captioning, and digital preparation. Students will produce portraits, news, and feature photos for a mass audience.

Introduction to digital design and visual composition. Students will apply design and user-centered concepts to journalistic storytelling involving layout, data visualization, web/mobile design, basic coding, interactives, social media, and basic animation. With ethics at the forefront, students will plan and design products for print, digital, and social environments.

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.

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.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.