J298 Cinematography and Sound
Cinematography and Sound is for second-year graduate students and is designed to expand on the video camera, lighting, and sound instruction students learned during their first year of study. The class focuses on supporting student master’s projects for those studying documentary, short form video, and multimedia using the C200 cameras. The course covers advanced scene…
Read MoreJ267 Race, Resistance, and Incarceration
Class Meeting Time and Locations: Tuesdays 2–4 p.m. The Berkeley students will meet weekly on campus Tuesdays 2-4 p.m., Location Room 106 North Gate Hall. These meetings on Tuesday will continue from the beginning of September until the end of the semester. Fridays 2:00–4:30pm TK San Quentin Prison, Building B (formerly the crafts center), San…
Read MoreJ221 Intro to Visualizing Data
This is a course in finding and telling visual stories from data. We will cover fundamental principles of data analysis and visual presentation, chart types and when to use them, and how to acquire, process and “interview” data. We will make interactive and static charts and maps using free software. We will be making graphics…
Read MoreJ219: MINI Graphics, Animation and News Explainers
Students wishing to take this course must request permission by filling out this form: https://forms.gle/dGLVR3gWQ2ZGmBXm8 Note: this course is offered both in the fall and spring semesters. The fall version (10 weeks) is geared toward documentary students and the spring version (15 weeks) is geared toward multimedia students. The curriculum will differ and be more…
Read MoreJ219 MINI: Aerial Photography (10/1 – 10/22)
Students must request permission to take this course by filling out the following form: https://forms.gle/dGLVR3gWQ2ZGmBXm8 The use of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) such as “drones” in journalistic and documentary video storytelling is growing rapidly. Aerial videography is more time and cost-effective than ever before, and is a safe and simple way to boost production value.…
Read MoreJ207 Research Methods
This class runs from Sept. 3 to Oct. 15. This is a course for first-year students that will cover research techniques that can be applied in their JOURN 200 Intro to Reporting class. The ultimate goal of this class is to teach students how to be discerning skeptical journalists who are relentlessly dedicated to accuracy,…
Read MoreJ220 Intro to Coding Web Packages
This is a class that teaches students how to code HTML, CSS, and entry-level JavaScript and Python. Students will build websites as online news packages for both mobile and desktop. Focus will be on design of the project, technical skills for web development, digital reporting skills like scraping data, and understanding workflows and mechanics of…
Read MoreJ264B Open Source Investigations (OSINT)
Note: You must apply to be considered. This class meets at the Human Rights Center (HRC) across campus, 2224 Piedmont Ave, Berkeley, CA. In this foundational investigations course, students will use legal, reporting and digital research methods to investigate a series of human rights issues for real-world partners. The outputs will be journalistic, including a…
Read MoreJ298 Intro to Data-Driven Journalism
Data skills are vital for journalists. Often the deepest learning comes when those skills are applied to a specific topic. Students in this course will learn advanced data journalism skills, including statistics and programming to work with data. The data and examples we use will focus on disparity on a range of topics including race,…
Read MoreJ298 Covering Inequality with Data
Data skills are vital for journalists. Often the deepest learning comes when those skills are applied to a specific topic. Students in this course will learn advanced data journalism skills, including statistics and programming to work with data. The data and examples we use will focus on disparity on a range of topics including race,…
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