J219 MINI: The well reported podcast 10/7 – 11/4 *click here for class dates
This is a 5 week MINI class: 10/7; 10/14; 10/21; 10/28, 11/4 The goal of this mini course is to give students a strong introduction to the podcasting industry and podcast production. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of creating, developing, pitching and producing creative and compelling audio with a focus on what’s in demand by…
Read MoreJ219 MINI: Sound Design in Documentary Storytelling 9/2-9/30 *click here for class dates
This is a 5 week mini class: 9/2; 9/9; 9/16; 9/23; 9/30 This is an instructional course for students to learn how to mix and sound design documentary projects in film and audio. The class will also go over how to use sound design to enhance your storytelling, and how to approach documentary-making with sound…
Read MoreJ298 San Quentin Editing
The San Quentin News Editing Project gives student journalists hands-on experience inside a prison newsroom to help publish the award-winning San Quentin News, the only newspaper of its kind in the country. Now entering its seventh year of existence, the editing class has not only sharpened the editing and writing skills of many Berkeley students,…
Read MoreJ219 Videography-10 weeks: August 29 -October 31
J219 Picture and Sound-8/28 – 11/6
J219 Picture & Sound is a required course for all second year shortform TV and documentary students. Classes are a combination of lecture and in-class workshop style exercises, and grades are based on attendance and quizzes. There are no outside assignments, but in class exercised will be expected to be uploaded to an online/review system…
Read MoreJ221 Introduction to Data Visualization
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 MoreJ298: Freedom of Information
Freedom of Information This class will survey the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, state public records laws, access to state and federal court records (with emphasis on understanding and opposing the sealing for court records) and emphasize the making of requests and obtaining access. We’ll also study major court decisions granting and limiting access, learn…
Read MoreJ219 – Sports Reporting
Classes meet: 4/6; 4/13; 4/20; 4/27 and 5/4 This is a five-week mini course that covers how to report sports news. It may include game stories, but our primary interest in this class will center more on sports features, and generally presenting sports stories in a way that is accessible to a wider audience. This…
Read MoreJ219 – Reporting On the Digital Revolution in Plain English
This is a 5 week course: 2/5, 2/12, 2/19, 2/26 and 3/5 Reporting On the Digital Revolution in Plain English (Course Description) Every beat now has stories that touch on technological change. This course will help journalists cut through the marketing jargon and uncover the real stories about how technology is having an impact our…
Read MoreJ219 MINI: Freedom of Information Reporting
The first day of class is Monday, January 28 and then it runs for five weeks. Freedom of Information This class will survey the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, state public records laws, access to state and federal court records (with emphasis on understanding and opposing the sealing for court records) and emphasize the…
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