J298 – Intro. to Narrative Writing
Introduction to Narrative is a class for writers who want to explore storytelling in its purest form – the narrative – as a platform for turning your great reporting into tales that infuse rigorously-reported nonfiction stories with that engaging, “once-upon-a-time” quality. Preference will be given to 1st Years in the narrative writing track. Enrollment dependent…
Read MoreJ298 – Developing your Blockbuster Investigative Story
Developing your Blockbuster Investigative Story: A seminar for students producing an investigative story in any medium that offers guidance on narrative, sourcing, strategy, ethics, interviewing, public records and data. Second-year students may apply for this course by submitting a detailed story idea and story plan that they propose to execute during this class. Participation in…
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J298 Story Structures
Story Structures In this class, we’ll learn about story architecture—how to craft your material to give it tone, meaning and style, and how to choose a structure that best matches your materials, reporting constraints and artistic intentions. In our 15 weeks together, we’ll examine 13 commonly-used structures to understand how they are constructed and what…
Read MoreJ298 How to be an Editor
Enrollment dependent upon faculty approval; details to follow. This course is designed to be a tasting platter for the aspiring print or online editor, or anyone curious about the job. It’s also a great course for writers who want to learn how editors think, and use those skills to make their own work better. Almost…
Read MoreJ220 Intro to Coding
This class is a basic-level introduction to coding and web development concepts. No prior knowledge is necessary. The first part of this class will focus on HTML and CSS for building websites, but then it will dive into JavaScript, the command line interface, and other general programming concepts. This is a production class in the…
Read MoreJ219 Associate Producer
This is a four week course: January 22, January 29, February 5, February 12. The Associate Producer is a crucial job in any documentary and long-form video production. The AP is called upon to fulfill a wide range of duties: reporting, logistical planning, budget management, archival acquisition, organizing deliverables, and managing personalities—and each one has…
Read MoreJ219 Animating the News 10/8 – 11/26
Course Overview This course is designed to introduce students to basic methods and practices in animation currently being deployed by media organizations to visualize online news. The course will provide an overview of techniques ranging from kinetic typography, animated maps, bringing still images to life and focuses on storytelling techniques through the basic principles…
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J219 MINI: This Audio Life 11/11-12/9 *click here for class dates
This is a 5 week MINI class: 11/11; 11/18; 11/25; 12/2; 12/9. Audio is an integral aspect of today’s media. Podcasting in particular is exploding in influence. In addition to radio and podcasting, solid audio is vital to effective video story-telling. Under the audio umbrella there are multiple career paths, all of whom play…
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