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FALL 2024 Course offerings

JPW 208-01 DIGITAL JOURNALISM:
M/Th, 11:00am-12:20pm
Experience in news reporting and writing, and explanation of the ideals of journalism. students learn how to report and research news stories, use social media and digital skills in newsgathering, and write news stories for online and print publications. students also explore feature writing and how to incorporate multimedia, such as video and photographs, into story packages. 

 

JPW 209-01 BROADCAST JOURNALISM: 
Th, 5:30-8:20pm
This course introduces students to the issues and practices of broadcast journalism in the United States, and the role the profession plays in educating and informing the public through a variety of news formats. students will learn how to legally and ethically collect information, write clear and readable stories, use multiple platforms, and how to cover news, weather, sports, and other types of stories. 

 

JPW 251-01 FEATURE WRITING:
Tu/Fri, 9:30am-10:50pm
Combines the storytelling techniques of creative writing with the timeliness and facticity of hard news reporting. students learn to craft stories for print, online and interactive media, and to incorporate photos and video. The skills acquired in the practice of feature writing are in demand in journalism, public relations, advertising, publishing and other industries. 

 

JPW 308-01 MEDIA LAW: 
Tu/Fri, 2:00-3:20pm
Provides an overview of first amendment and related case law as it pertains to news media. among the topics: prior restraint, libel, privacy, intellectual property, political speech, commercial speech, obscenity, fair trial versus free speech, protection of sources, and access to government records and meetings. 

 

JPW 370-01 TOPIC: WRITING REVIEWS FOR TECHNOLOGY:
Tu, 9:30am-12:20pm
Writing a clear, critical, helpful review of a new technology product is both a science and an art. The written component forms the core of other forms of reviews, including roundups, giving awards, and editing video previews/reviews. I’ll share what I’ve learned about this process, after many years of professional reviewing. Course topics include the elements of a quality review, finding your voice, deadlines and working with an editor, common “rookie” mistakes, how to cover shows and press events, using and making rubrics, internal and external validity, understanding and managing bias, video reviews (editing, posting and embedding), working with other press, and getting reviews published.

 

JPW 372-01 MEDIA ENTREPRENEURSHIP: 
Tu/Fri, 11:00am-12:20pm
Media entrepreneurship is a response to the changes in the landscape of the news and media-related industries over the last two decades. Both legacy news organizations and digital startups are shifting business models, production flows, and marketing strategies every quarter. This course draws upon work collectively undertaken by researchers and practitioners in the field from across the country to introduce you to fundamental business concepts and innovation strategies in a way that is accessible and relevant to you. you will be introduced to business models, design thinking, market research, prototyping and audience engagement. you will meet media entrepreneurs and industry leaders and study both successful and unsuccessful ventures. The goal is to prepare you to work in digital startups, or to contribute successfully to intrapreneurial ventures within larger organizations. This advanced course will count as an option in the Journalism Professional Writing major and in the Professional Writing minor.

 

JPW 385-01 LITERARY JOURNALISM AND CREATIVE NONFICTION:

This course introduces students to the important genres of creative nonfiction and literary journalism. We will be studying a range of texts – podcasts, true-crime docuseries, long-form journalism, and essays, to name just a few – and study this immersive approach to reporting that combines the aims of journalism with the techniques of narrative fiction. In doing so we will investigate the various craft elements of these genres and ask questions regarding the author’s role in and access to the story, immersion reporting practices, the pursuit of objectivity, and the struggles around neutrality in reporting. Additionally, you will try your hand at producing your own creative nonfiction and/or literary journalism.

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