Reporting Basics II: Technology for Journalists
Prerequisites: COMM 175 and COMM 205.
This course teaches 21st century journalism skills and how to use the equipment and software to report and edit across platforms, including radio, television, and the Internet. Instruction will include how to use audio and video recording equipment, basic Web design, use of audio and video editing software, blogging, and social media programs.
Outcomes: News judgment; Writing concisely and clearly; Writing on deadline: AP style; Interviewing techniques; Grammar, spelling, and punctuation; Ethics and legal issues; Basic research methods.
This course teaches 21st century journalism skills and how to use the equipment and software to report and edit across platforms, including radio, television, and the Internet. Instruction will include how to use audio and video recording equipment, basic Web design, use of audio and video editing software, blogging, and social media programs.
Outcomes: News judgment; Writing concisely and clearly; Writing on deadline: AP style; Interviewing techniques; Grammar, spelling, and punctuation; Ethics and legal issues; Basic research methods.