Students will understand:
* The nature of journalism in the 21st century: the 
fundamentals remain the same even as news delivery evolves.
* Audience characteristics, tailoring content.
* Why journalism is not the same as other information, the role 
of journalism in a democracy, professional ethics.
* How reporters use documents, interviews, social media, sound 
and pictures to gather information and shape stories.
* How to tell stories on paper, on the Web and in podcasts.
* Basic story forms (news, feature, profile, opinion).
* Beats and specialized reporting.

PART I:  Foundations of Journalism

What is journalism? Introductions and definitions of 
journalism, AP style primer, reporting and writing exercise

News values: Analyze Athens Banner-Herald, discuss news values, 
discuss proportion and relevance in the news

Reporting: Analyze The New York Times, discuss finding stories, 
interviewing, the "discipline of verification"

News writing: Analyze a television newscast and news Web site, 
discuss story pitches, basic print story structures/examples, 
leads; writing exercises

Deadline story: Report and write a story on deadline

PART II: Skills and Concepts for the Web

Multimedia I: Publish it:  HTML, CSS, CMS, blogging

Multimedia II: Audio for the Web: How to record, what to 
record, editing audio

Multimedia III: Photojournalism for the Future: How to shoot, 
what to shoot, basics of Photoshop and image editing

Multimedia IV: Online Video: How to shoot, what to shoot, basic 
video editing

PART III: Newsroom Lab

Beat reporting and writing for publication: Students spend the 
final weeks of class developing a public affairs or topical 
beat -- interviewing sources; attending meetings; reviewing 
documents; and producing, pitching and publishing news stories 
under the guidance of the instructor.